Parisa held Jamal's hand as they entered the main house, distracting the boy with compliments and promises.
"You were so tiny, how did you grow into a man so fast?"
"I eat my vegetables. Mother says it'll make me strong."
"Woah, no wonder. You're so tall and handsome like your Baba," Parisa ruffled his dense hair.
They made it to his parent's door but were met with silence. "Are you sure she's in there?" Parisa turned to the boy.
"Mother," Jamal cried out.
Parisa was about to give up, but then the boy crouched on the floor, tending to a set of fingers sticking under the door. "Kasia," there was no audible reply, and it left her unsure of what to expect.
"Mother, I brought Aunt," Jamal said. The situation made Parisa uncomfortable. Haness locking his wife up after a fight was a n
