When Noni awakened, Monville was beside her. He was sitting on the chair facing the bed. They stared at each other for a long time until her eyes became too blurred to see him.
"Noni?" His voice was full of sympathy. "Noni..."
She was crying silently. Her tears rolled down her cheeks endlessly until the pillow beneath her head was soaking wet. Her shoulders were not shaking because it was her heart that bled misery.
She remembered now. Rago had said goodbye before he killed her.
They were on the plateau. The pond was their favorite drinking station. After drinking gallons of water, they would lie in the sun. They talked of their future together, of their coming wedding day, of how many children they would have...
But that day, Rago was intimidatingly silent. He was quiet from morning
