She had managed to act all friendly, to act as though seeing that innocent and smiling face wasn't at all fracturing the walls gathered around her heart. She could feel her gaze on him while they sat on the dining table to have dinner, and for the first time in her life, Nadia wished she didn't come out for dinner in Hajia's chamber. She had made the mistake, certainly, but a part of her heart knew that she did that to be able to see what she was currently seeing now.
"When your father called to tell me that you'd be paying us a visit, I didn't think he was serious." Hajia began, and they all knew it was to ease the tension going round the table. For Hussain had nearly bolted out of his composure when he learnt that she had come to stay, and not for a day or two, weeks until her school br
