Two Eyes Cenote Eiderdown

happy to be here!

there was something that changed in tavina's face then; pride and grief mingling. she was thinking of nazli then, only nazli; how her own lack of backbone had led that girl to —

i wanted my own children

we were waiting to see if she had conceived

"she has no mother. and i am not that, but — it is important she has strong women in her life. and she does," tavina said more brightly as another fellahin drew close. 

she did not know inji well, but toula thought very highly of the pretty girl, and pretty she was, though tavina looked away in some sense of guilt. she had not allowed her eye to stray and would not; that was for men too weak to be alone for a short while.

the sesh regarded the discarded plant, touching it gently.