Farah shouted at him furiously, then wiped her tears and spoke harshly to Nola,
"Nola, you want to go with him, right?"
"Fine! Then go with him, never come back again, I'll just pretend I never gave birth to you!"
After saying this, she wiped her tears and stormed into Clarisse's house. Only she knew that her tears were not just from anger over their secret meetings, but also from fear—fear that he would take Nola away.
Nola was completely stunned on the spot. In her memory, though her mom could be strict at times, she had never cried before. Seeing Farah cry now made Nola think she had committed an unforgivable crime. After a moment of hesitation, she started wailing too, abandoning Bruno, wiping her tears as she chased after Farah into the house.
"Mom, I was wrong, I'll never dare to do it again, sob sob..."
