Chapter 11
The next day, Isika jumped up as soon as her eyes flew open. Sun streamed through the open doorway and windows of the small cottage. Isika felt incredible. She stretched out her arms and legs, staring at them as though they belonged to someone else. She had so much energy, she thought she could spring out the door and straight into the sky. She looked around the cottage. There was no sign of Jabari or Gavi in the little room, but Ben and Ibba were fast asleep under their blankets. Their host was baking something over the fire, and her baby lay watching Isika from a blanket beside his mother.
"Good morning," Isika said, crossing the room to stand beside the woman.
She looked up from the dough she was rolling. "Good morning," she said. "Did you sleep well?"
"I did," Isika told
