“I like tucking my hair behind my ears… it’s my secret moment of intimacy. She noticed once, that I tucked my hair too attentively. I denied it. But she knew. “

The people we love most stay with us forever, even when they’re long gone, and we’re trying and failing to leave the house. Sadeen remembers the stories her grandmother told her about old Palestine, and the breakfasts she enjoyed with her ex. She must remember to eat properly.