The women in Nana Helen’s house are chatting excitedly as they talked about the match-making banquet tonight. Amara is sitting with Rosella and Barbara ignoring all the whispers, giggles, and conversations she’s hearing but one conversation caught her attention.
“Do you think Captain Braga will choose me?” one of the women asks.
“No, it won’t be you. It will be me. The last woman he chose was fair-skinned; I bet he likes women with fair complexion.” The other woman answered. Amara was silently staring at them as she listens to their conversation. She then remembers the woman she saw last night. The woman had a fair complexion; she must be woman Captain Braga chose. Barbara noticed Amara stopped eating thus she followed Amara’s eyes and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“I just find it strange.” A
