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Dinner that night 
is quiet and tense.


Mother and Aunt Eevie

speak in Tukish
in hushed tones over
the table full of food.


Zaina refuses to meet my eye
and her words...

Zaina refuses to meet my eyeand her words

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they start to take their affect

because I notice everything
that I hadn't before.


Like how I'd honestly had
no idea when they'd moved here,
no idea where Miho was,
no idea of Zaina herself,

just...a memory.


When they left,
Mother took my hand 
and led me to the sofa.

"Harmony I...
thought you'd like to know
something."

A long pause followed
and I fought not to fidget.


"Orsai wants to see you."


A.N. Thank you lastwill-, this one's dedicated to you!  

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