018 SEEN TRAP

ADAM

I couldn't believe what was going on in my home. This man comes with the disguise that he came to settle some unknown difference between himself and my father. We all knew he wanted to be president; to achieve that, he would need my father's approval. But then he shows up with his daughter and niece and imposes them to stay with us for three weeks without prior notice.

Binta was so uncomfortable. I could see the fear and concern in her eyes even though she tried to mask it. I needed to talk to her to reassure her she had absolutely nothing to worry about.

I had to find out where she was in the palace. I asked some of the maidens, and they said she was in the television room. Ever since Binta discovered television, she had been hooked. She was a breath of fresh air; maybe that was why I loved her so much. She never pretended. She was readable; she had absolutely nothing to hide. Binta was a gentle soul. Easily contented, never greedy, kind, virtuous, and beautiful. She was every