Her pretty green eyes were full of sorrow, yet she was always able to give me a smile. I went to school with Linda and Klara but I was always distracted, my mind full of confused thoughts. I continued seeing Uday a few times a week. Mum gave me permission to go to the club with Dani, as she understood I needed that break from what was going on with our family. I had stopped talking to her about Uday, and maybe she thought we had stopped seeing each other, although we had been dating for nearly a year by then. Time flew without me realising it. Uday and I would only meet at Al Sayade, and our relationship remained confined within the club walls. We spent the afternoons together playing tennis, going to concerts and shows. Even though we were getting to know each other, our relationship was still very innocent. I was only a young girl and he would always be the son of Saddam. We never went further than chaste kisses. In the space of a year so much had changed. I couldn’t remember how long it had been since Dad had spent a night at home.
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