IT has been a couple of hours since Solana has been staring into space. She was on the veranda of the motel that she has rented for three days now.
For weeks, she went from one hotel to another. She even stayed in a resort one time. By tomorrow, she will check in to another hotel in another State.
Her attention went to the mobile phone that was currently sitting below the lamp. The phone’s screen light up when it rings again. It was the only illumination in the room in the absence of light.
With a sigh, Solana stood up.
She pulled the sliding door open. She marched towards the bed. When she glimpsed at the mobile phone, it was grandmama who was calling.
“Queen mama.”
“Baba.” The other woman said on the other line after a long silence.
The older woman must have expected that her call
