Ashikin asked Rosnah to stop in and pick up some cloth there, ostensibly a gift to her mother. Azmi was coming to help his mother on her second day back at work. It was a godsend, really; working to get Azmi married had distracted the women of the family completely. Maryam stopped worrying about ...
Both were pale and a little drawn, and Ah Pak had clearly dressed for the occasion by donning pants, which he wore with his signature undershirt. He asked quietly for Osman when he arrived and propelled Kit Siang into the Chief’s office. Osman smiled and tried to put them at their ease, but they ...
She felt quite professional, and oddly excited. “Kak Hasnah,” she called from the bottom of the steps. Osman stood quietly next to her. Hasnah appeared at the doorway, her eyes widening when she saw Osman in his uniform. “Kak Maryam,” she said slowly, her eyes moving back and forth between Maryam...