Oh geez Louis, not another japa story, I thought silently, dropping unto the sofa in dejection. “Why bother telling me when you already know that she has relocated?” I asked. Altine explained to me that she had previously not known and had only just found out. Altine sighed. “Ah well, you’ll find good staff. How many do you intend employing?” She asked. I sat down kicking off my shoes, “Two for now. If the company expands I will hire more. So, when are you coming back?” Whenever Altine went to Qatar, it was always to her as if she should not come back, the reason is not as much to stay in Qatar, as it is for her cousins. They were very close because they had mostly lived with Iya, I knew them all by name because I used to go with them to Iya’s after school when my parents were still at work.
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Maimuna’s Memoir: Japa And Other Stories: Chai!, The Madness In This Country
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