‘They must be digging elsewhere,’ Mr Giles said. Padar and I dropped a leather bag down to bring up some water. Padar checked it. ‘It is white water, Mr Gile.’ Mr Giles hurried over. ‘White?’ He put his hand in and sloshed some into his mouth. Padar and I watched while he swallowed, then Mr Giles...
Dev’s gone to see Nancy and I’m trying not to think about it much. The sailmaker is pleased to see me. Turns out he knew who I was in the first place. It comes about when we’re having eggs and bacon for lunch out on the verandah and I ask him if he’s lonely out here. I’m thinking of Dev. He’s got...
Tomorrow her new life would begin. She listened to the rain falling outside her window and it reminded her of the monsoon in Sherwan. Anjuli had just fallen asleep when Jahani heard footsteps outside her door. They sounded heavier than a woman’s and she stiffened. What man would dare come to her ...
This was Jamila’s night. Besides, if there was any misunderstanding and Aunt Bibi thought I wanted to get married too, I could easily put them right and say I was returning to Australia in a month to go to uni. Problem solved. Haider, I’d have to deal with later. ‘Ameera!’ Aunty Khushida called t...
We’re eating lamb chops outside on the verandah. Felicity loves eating outside. I’ve picked my chops clean already, just starting on the mint peas. Felicity’s also made mashed parsnip using parsnips from the vegie garden. She’s joking about not having to go into town to buy food. ‘We can kill a s...
Some even had tiny children working in them. Today, he decided to try closer to Moti Bazaar. It was the last place where he had heard news of Razaq, and his father had always told him and Nadeem to stay close to where you first became lost in the forest so it was easier to be found. Surely, Razaq...
There was only one way to visit Mr Waheed’s house and it was by water. Kelsey and her dad walked to the river’s edge and saw a young man sitting in a small wooden boat. It had flowers and birds and fish painted in bright colours on every plank. Kelsey thought she’d like to make a cardboard boat a...