The Outsider

by K'Anne Meinel

  Suddenly curious, she went to the door of the room and opened it. It was not locked. In fact, she saw there was no lock on the inside. Looking out into the hall, she saw an armed marine from the embassy security detail come to attention when he saw her. She nodded stiffly and withdrew back into the room. Of course they would have her watched. It wasn’t unlike being back in the village. She was watched, all the time she was watched. Now, it was by her own people. Only now, instead of being that American woman who some despised, she was that American deserter, at least she suspected that’s probably what they thought of her. She didn’t blame them. She wouldn’t believe her story either.

  Approaching the bed, she saw that the children were soundly asleep. Exhaustion had played a role in that. They had been afraid for days, hungry and afraid, and the combination had made them all a bit weary. She smiled. That was an understatement! She had been terrified that Zabi or his men would find her, that they would find where she had gone. She’d deliberately turned east to throw them off her trail once she left their mountain roads. The asphalt highway had hidden her tracks well when she turned around and made her way west toward civilization. The highway had been like a river of lava to her and she sped along as quickly as the vehicle allowed. She had left the jeep only when she got into Kabul. She had run out of gas and had been too afraid to purchase more. Keeping her head covered, her eyes lowered, and carrying the children when they couldn’t, or wouldn’t walk, she had made her way down Airport Road to the Great Massoud Road where she knew the American embassy was located. She was grateful to be able to sleep in a bed, a real bed, with her children. She sent up a little prayer. To Allah, to Yahweh, to God…whoever might be listening. All she said was, “Thanks,” but that was all that was needed as she bowed her head and then got into bed with her children. Her robe felt warm under the smooth sheets, but she wouldn’t sleep naked with her children. It took mere minutes for her to fall into a dreamless sleep.

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