27 The meeting

As planned, after arriving at the airport we all went straight to Nistia via bus but only a few followed me to the tribal area while the rest went and waited in the rest house.

The moment I entered the city I felt chills and a weird sense of nostalgia.

Many things had changed or perhaps I just remember them differently since I was child when I used to live here.

But, it was not the time to falter. For everyone but me, this was a completely foreign place.

I even noticed Nora was a bit disturbed so I held her hand and smiled at her, "I'm here. Don't worry." She looked back at me, "Everything will work out." She gave me a wry smile.

She wasn't convinced but believed in me and held my hand tightly.

We had a meeting planned with the people who were caught up in the tribal feud and were fed up.

Me, Nora and twenty men went to the place of meeting.

It was a hotel. In the sitting area there were three middle aged men and two young men who had occupied the table at the corner.