ഞങ്ങള്‍ കാത്തിരുന്ന സമയം അടുത്ത് വരുന്നു എന്നത് ഓര്‍ത്...��പ്പോള്‍ എനിക്ക് ഹൃദയമിടിക്കുന്നത് കൂടിഞാന്‍ പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചിരുന്ന സൌമ്യയുടെ കൈകള്‍ എന്റെ പാന്റിനു അടുത്തേക്ക് വരുന്നത് ഞാന്‍ അറിഞ്ഞു അവള്‍ എന്റെ ചുരിയുടെ പാന്റ പതുക്കെ അഴിച്ചു ഞാന്‍ അറിയാതെ കൈ കേറി പിടിച്ചു അവള്‍ പറഞ്ഞു ആരും കാണില്ലെടി . എന്നാലും വേണ്ട സൌമ്യ .. പോ പെണ്ണെ വെറുതെ ചിണ്‌ങ്ങാതെ ഇങ്ങനെ ഒരു അവസരം ഇന്നിനി കിട്ടില്ലഞാന്‍ പകുതി സമ്മതത്തോടെ മ്മ്ഹ മൂളി .. അവള്‍ എന്റെ പാന്റ അഴിച്ചു കൈകള്‍ അതിലേക്കു കയറ്റി . എനിക്കണേ ഇക്കിളി കൊണ്ട് പുളഞ്ഞു. The arrival time didn’t matter at all to Muhammad Bin Salaam. He’d been in the air almost continuously for thirty hours. Well in the air or in an airport transit lounge. Algiers to Madrid to Lagos to Cape Town to Bloemfontein to Pretoria to Victoria. All to arrive in Durban before the shipment of nuclear material from Bandar Abbas in two days.The men from the Team of the Prophet would be arriving tomorrow.Bin Salaam took a taxi to Durban, dressed like any other businessman – he even carried a. It had been really nice to have someone who had become such a good friend living with us, and her sister was really nice too. It had been great with the four of us together. When it was just Mum and I it could be a bit lonely. I loved my Mum with all my heart, but she could be very closed off sometimes.Having Tish and Gwen about had been good, not only for me, but for Mum as well. Mum had taken to Tish immediately, probably seeing a lot of herself in her. She had gone out of her way to help. Instead of being a pleasant "good morning" this only restarted the argument.He reminded her of the dangers of the forest - highwaymen, animals, and bad roads - but Arabella was adamant. After wishing him a good morning, Arabella told Simon that she would be leaving for Granny's hometown of Monterey right after breakfast. She explained that Granny, who wasn't all that much older than she was, had taken care of her after marauders had killed her parents. Arabella felt like she owed Granny enough.