Chapter 23
Jabari stood in the pottery workshop doorway, his mind panicked and blank. He had dropped by Isika’s house that morning, hoping for breakfast and a moment to think about what to do about the mud demons and their stupid ultimatum. Showing up was all that he could think to do. He wanted her to know he wasn’t avoiding her, despite the revelations of the day before. But she wasn’t at home. And Tomas didn’t know where Isika was, either.
“She didn’t turn up today, no,” Tomas repeated. “Ben, you don’t know where she is?”
Beside Jabari, Benayeem shook his head. Brigid stood on Jabari’s other side. She had also turned up on Teru’s doorstep that morning, looking for her friend. She turned to Jabari now, her eyes wide.
“What has she done?” she breathed.
“I’m sure it’s fine,” Jabari sa
