Summary

In Chapter 21, Anvar awakes to find both Azza and Zuha in his apartment. Anvar is embarrassed at Zuha seeing him and Azza together, and he tries to deny that there is anything between himself and Azza. Azza leaves the apartment, wondering why Anvar loves Zuha. Zuha follows Azza to her apartment. Zuha infers that Abu has been beating Azza, and Zuha threatens to call the police on him if he does it again. The next day, Imitaz confronts Anvar about Anvar and Zuha’s past relationship. Imtiaz says that it is up to Anvar to fix the problem. Anvar is surprised to learn that his mother is not angry about Anvar and Zuha’s relationship. Over the following days, the rapport between Azza and Abu continues to be tense. Zuha continues to try to befriend Azza, although their rapport is uncertain due to...