Section 3: The Walk, pages 91-115 Summary

Sami answers that he is not feeling well, and Ora, hearing the lie in his voice, knows she will have no peace until she clears up what happened earlier. Sami returns to the phone and agrees to take her to Tel Aviv, but he needs to make a stop in the north of the city first. Ora grabs Ofer and her backpacks and waits for Sami on the sidewalk. When Sami arrives, a young boy burning with fever, Rami, lies in the backseat, and Sami abruptly explains he is taking Rami to his family in South Tel Aviv. Ora hugs the sleeping boy to her as Sami watches in the rearview mirror, his gaze discomfiting. Sami admits the boy's real name is Yazdi and explains something is wrong with Yazdi's indigestion so he needs a...