Chapter 36

Hawa’s POV

“Hawa, I’m sorry, we’ll be leaving for the club as soon as we finish dinner, okay?” Kesso said after Ousmane’s wife had left our table.

“Don’t worry,” I said.

“Ah, I knew there was something behind all that commotion. Do you know what it is?”

“I don’t know her at all.”

“Ah, she acts like someone’s interested in her life.”

“Look at this,” I said, showing Soukena the sketch I’d made. “This is the model you’re talking about, isn’t it?”

“Yes, it is. Kesso is going to show me your place. She explained to me that you still work from home.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“You’re not the only one. Ohhh, we’ll all get to know each other there,” said Soukena.

We continued chatting about fashion and other things. Kesso’s colleagues seemed very nice. The others at the nearby table kept talking loudly and drawing attention. I wondered why they bothered. How could such a beautiful woman be so lacking in self-confidence? Did she n