Scarred For Life
The only sound in the kitchen was coming from the covered pot.
"Your aunt Safiya told me last night that Fahad has returned from Malaysia this week," Umma said quietly, testing the waters.
"Oh," Afrah replied simply.
"He has finished his Masters, and has already secured a job in the Ministry of Finance," she continued. "She says he plans on buying a house in Katampe, which should be about twenty minutes from here."
"I see," Afrah shrugged.
"Do you remember what he looks like?" Umma glanced at her briefly, though she avoided meeting her eye.
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