Part 4: Chapter 13 Summary

Wanja is reunited with her mother. Upon hearing about her daughter's near brush with death from a friend, a month after the event, she is moved to find Wanja. Their meeting is a joyous one, and for the next few weeks they talked almost constantly about the past. She confesses to her mother that she believes herself to be with child. Her mother asks who the father is, and Wanja takes a piece of cardboard and begins a sketch of a one-legged man with sad eyes and kindness in his heart.

Abdulla and Joseph are also reunited. Joseph tells Abdulla that it is strange that Chui died when he did, because the students at Siriana were planning another strike. Abdulla changes the subject; suddenly he is apologizing for the way he has treated Joseph in the past. Joseph assures him there...