“She had yet to speak a word, despite best efforts by Uncle Edward and Mrs. Gillman to speak and read to her in Arabic, and the consensus was that she was significantly traumatized by what she endured in Syria. It was as if she had withdrawn into herself, sitting and staring all day long, lying awake for hours at night. Not a whimper came from her, something I found quite troubling. And then Titania and Oberon got into a tizzy one morning at breakfast, Puck joined in, and I chased the three of t...hem around my kitchen. At least that was my intention when I started waving my arms and stomping my foot. Mr. Darcy had the good sense to park himself on the sidelines and observe the three-ring circus. “Bloody hell! Bloody, bloody hell! Bugger it, you little bastards! How dare you!” As soon as the words were out of my mouth, I realized to my horror that Wardah was watching me, eyes as big as saucers. I was about to reassure her that everything was fine when Titania took a swipe at Oberon, who leapt straight up onto the kitchen island to escape her feline wrath, saw Wardah’s plate of pancakes, and began to share them.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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