Grains of SandChapter 8
In the light of day, the town looked pristine and innocent again. Yakhir shook his head trying to reconcile the two views of his town that he now knew existed. After much debate, the family decided that daytime should be safe for both Yakhir and Janina to travel alone from the house, but if they went anywhere that might be out of way, they swore they would not go alone. They let Adilah sleep through that dead-of-night conversation. Circumstances had taken a turn for the worse and they needed...