Just then Talatu finished distributing food but left none for Shahida, even though when she arrived earlier she hadn’t yet been given a portion. If Talatu had intended to give Shahida a bowl, she would have known how to pull it aside, but instead she grudgingly split and handed out portions to everyone else.
Jamila, quietly, went to her own room carrying her share. As if she knew Shahida’s intention, Talatu called her name, stopped her and looked at her with a frown and said:---
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