26– Uma & Rena

Shortly after we got to the well, Uma showed up with two buckets. When I saw him with two buckets I already knew that Yoké wouldn't be coming to the well and I knew the reason very well.

"How are you, Rena?" Uma asked me as he got close to us.

Gamu was busy filling up our first bucket. Uma only greeted me and I really didn't want to upset Gamu in any way before it made matters worse than they already were. I had to find a way to make them two speak to each other.

"I'm good Uma. How are you?"

"I'm well, just a little tired. They assigned me to uproot the weeds today. That's the worst task at the farm."

"Gamu, let Uma fetch water for us."

Gamu looked at Uma but Uma looked away.

"Will you?" Gamu asked him. "Or are you too tired?"

Uma didn't reply, just looked back at me. "Won't you ask me about your Yoké?"

It was such an awkward moment and I had to answer Uma back to cut that moment short.

"Where's Yoké anyway?" I asked him after a gulp I'm sure they all heard.

"I don't know what