When they helped her to bed she knew she wouldn’t be able to stand up again for a long time. The thought of food made her feel sick. Warm tea and lightly buttered toast are all she can face. Her mother sits on the edge of the bed and tries to get her to talk, but she’s too exhausted to respond, barely has the strength to even look at her. Eventually her mother gives up. Before she leaves, she opens the window to let in some fresh air. Minoo can’t even muster the energy to get up and close it when she starts to feel cold, so her father does it when he comes in. He lingers for a moment at her bedside, mumbles something about how anxious he is about her, that she just has to shout if she needs anything. Minoo shuts her eyes. She wants to be left in peace. She’s too tired even to cry. All night she slips in and out of sleep, and in the morning she feels more drained than ever. Vanessa rings to tell her they’re holding a minute’s silence at school for Rebecka. Minoo has no intention of going.
