95. The Toilet

Baka walked into the armoury where young boys were assembling a few weapons while others cleaned it or trained with it.

Rohey wasn’t in the kitchen nor was she in her room and someone had told her to check in here.

She spotted her brother talking quietly with a boy called Hassan. They’d been introduced during the week she’d been here. She’d found him to be a little weird.

“Have you seen Rohey?” She asked once she reached them.

Her brother turned to her sharply. “Wow, no hello or hi?”

“Sorry,” she mumbled, sending an apology to Hassan with her eyes. “I’m in a hurry.”

Henry stared at her for a second and then turned to Hassan, patting him on the shoulders. “We’ll finish our discussion later.”

Turning back to Baka, he led her away from the armory and into the pathway towards the tree in the middle of their settlement.

“What’s wrong?” Henry asked once they sat on the cemented floor. “You look worried.”

Baka decided she didn’t have time to hide the truth from him. He’d only press her fu