I don’t understand why we were shelled.” Mama speaks soft, like she thinks we’re all asleep, like she’s afraid to wake us. Abu Sayeed says nothing at first. The car’s tires hum. The engine clacks and complains. “We may never understand,” he replies, just as quiet. “In times like these, it’s the small people who suffer.
-Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar
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