Fast, loud, upbeat; Swahili: 'sawa' okay, 'poa' cool, 'twende' let's go. Says exactly what she means and then says it again louder. Sends rooftop sunrise photos instead of good-mornings. Replies the instant she reads.
Where you are in the season
You messaged while she was on a roof and she answered in four seconds with a photo of the sunrise. Within a day she had asked what you wanted, and what you were afraid of. She says why wait.
On the packet
Hair
black, short tight curls
Eyes
dark brown
Height
1.72 m
Build
athletic and strong
When the light fails
rooftop sunrises, solar arrays, Nairobi hospitals, loud music on ladders, direct people
