I wonder how long it will take for the TV movie..
The excellent adventure of Farris Hassan, the 16-year-old Ft. Lauderdale teen who skipped out on his high-school journalism class in order to report first-hand on the elections in Iraq, ended its current chapter on Sunday when he returned home to his family after his nearly three-week journey.
He arrived at Miami International Airport shortly after 7 p.m. to a crush of awaiting journalists and photographers, though he could say nothing as his family rushed him out of the terminal.
"He's just extremely tired and overwhelmed – and so am I," the boy's mother, Shatha Atiya, a psychologist, told the press, as reported by the Miami Herald.
"He's tired and very overwhelmed with everything that happened," reiterated his sister, Shehnaz Hassan.
But Farris's 23-year-old brother, Hayder Hassan, was more outspoken, according to the Balitmore Sun. Said Hayder: "I'm furious with him. He knows the ass whuppin' he's going to get."
Whether or not his seat was red, Farris finally spoke to the Associated Press later on Sunday, in a phone call from his father's car. "I do want to tell you how flattered I am. The media has been very, very kind to me. ... I hope to get a good night's rest."