Thank you.

[She takes a moment to sort out her thoughts before she speaks again.] I went to Aden, first. I...could not think of anywhere else to go, once I'd left. I wasn't certain that he would remember me. He did. He had a son, Maten, and a wife. A life. And they welcomed me with open arms. I tried to live there, with them, for awhile. A few months but...nowhere was home. Nowhere was comfortable.