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The girls filed out of the courtyard and across the graveled drive toward the office, Re up the rear Makao walked in first, taking a look around on his own, then exiting “Leave them inside”

“What about our hands?” Remi asked “At least tie them in front”

“I’uard “No one in or out You do not leave this doorway”

“Understood”

The irls alone, she smiled

CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

The strong do not need clubs

– SENEGALESE PROVERB –

The two boys led Sah a maze of streets and pointed down a narrow alley “It’s a secret where Kalu lives,” one of the boys said “You can’t tell anyone”

“Pro thes, ated tin roofs Not n over the door, its faded red paint peeling and flaking from the warped wood

KALU & SONS

FURNITURE REPAIR

To the right was a broken , the shattered glass glittering on the ground just below it Checking the alley in both directions and seeing no one, Sa on the frame

No answer

He pounded again, then waited Reaching down, he turned the knob It was unlocked and he stepped to the side and pushed it open, looking into a workroo by the thick dust and cobwebs, he doubted anyone had atte there in years “Kalu,” he shouted