Chapter 33The sun was already high above the horizon when Talya woke up. The apartment sounded empty. Where did Hassan go last night? Talya wondered as she pulled herself out of bed.
They had supper at the terrace restaurant and talked endlessly about business, politics, and relations between Mali and other developing countries. Hassan had left unexpectedly in a middle of one of Mohammed stories. He said he would be back, but never did. Mohammed accompanied Talya to her apartment, bid her goodnight, and Talya closed the door on him wondering what had happened to Hassan. She shrugged and decided to hit the pillow soon afterwards.
She went to the spa bath, opened the water tap and started brushing her teeth. Suddenly the radio blared from the bedroom. The reporter was saying something ab
