134. The Life She Built Without MeRoman

Paul closes the door gently behind him this time, as if instinctively aware that whatever happens next will not survive noise. He doesn’t sit until I gesture for him to.

I am still holding the photograph. I don’t look at him when I speak.

“Tell me about Malaika House.”

Paul exhales, relieved, or perhaps prepared. He opens the file, flips to the first tab.

“Malaika House is a registered non-profit organization founded in Kenya almost eight years ...