I quickly avert my eyes and follow closely behind Xan. Forgetting all thoughts of the girl that was watching me because if we are being honest they were all watching me like I was some strange freak of nature.
"Watch your step, Miss Lily." Xan's gruff voice cautions me about the steps, my distracted eyes focus on not falling on my face and giving everyone a show.
He gently ushers me into the car and gets in the front with the driver and we begin the journey. The ride is short, I watch the little kids run in the streets playing games, women hangout in groups talking and tending to small fires and boiling pots. A sense of how wonderful it must feel to grow up here fills my bones with pleasure. To wake up every morning and watch the sunset on the mountains, play with friends and run with
