Outside the wind blew noisily. It could have been the harmattan approaching. The zinc that was on top of the wooden cage for the fowls could be heard flapping it's free sides. Mark had bought three fowls to groom before Christmas. The zinc was on top of the wooden cage with big stones on it to prevent it from flying away. It was kept there when the rain was frequent to shelter the Fowls from getting soaked.

The little garden Kamsi used to water was now a dry land of little signs of Vegetables. The saint leaves were all dry and gone, the same with curry leaves and the red...