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39– Hot waters

Author: Miriam Mavuzi
last update Last Updated: 2020-07-15 19:12:13
5 days until Rena and Abu's marriage

7 days until Yoké and the princess' marriage.

After the river. Furah and I went to the meeting. In the morning Gamu greeted me only. She didn't look at me strangely or anything. I didn't know whether she was upset with me or not. She didn't give me any signs.

At the meeting I was surprised to see Uma there. His sister Ema was sitting between him and Yoké. She was talking to the both of them and laughing about something. They were both smiling and nodding their heads. The other people there were also talking amongst each other.

I wanted the three of them to keep smiling like that, I didn't want to interrupt them so I just stood in front and acted like I was examining something on my thumb.

"Rena needs your attention." Furah called out and everyone stopped talking and shifted to look at me properly.

"Uh..." I fidgeted with my fingers for a while and then looked up at Uma. "I want to say that I appreciate everyone here today. We keep growing in number
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