Their Chance
“Would you like to ride in my car, sweetheart? It’s much nicer than going on the stupid train. What do you say?”
Muna shrugs, uncharacteristically unenthusiastic. “Okay.”
“It’s settled then!” Ada says, clapping her hands with glee. “Come on, darling. Your daughter has spoken.”
I look at Muna, but she has run to Ahana to hug her goodbye. As they say their goodbyes, I try, with no success, to meet Ahana’s gaze. For some reason, I am desperate to read her mind through her eyes, desperate to non-verbally communicate Ada’s irrelevance to me. To us. But her eyes stay on Muna, and even when Muna walks back to me, they remain averted as she walks behind us to the door.
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