thought maybe one of the older boys had been careless with firewood again-burning it too close to the verandah. But t

nge, and walked to the edge of the compound. That's when s

ed out, panic creep

braids swinging behind her

re. That smoke was too close, and the stench ha

eathless young boy from the village. "Mam

five years building with donated supplies, secondhand beds, an

because of the cruelty. Because somewhere, someone hated her enou

her's arm. "Mama, it's because of tha

d with childhood. She had run into Sarafina's compound one night with bruises

en revenge-not with

e quietly to offer comfort. Others stood at

ina thinks

fering with

ir, Sarafina gathered the children close. They sat in a circ

she said gently. "We rebuild. We start again. Th

four, climbed into her lap and wh

rt crac

n her clinic. But