Chapter 10!!!! (blog)

After the apartment is quiet again, I realize the thud-thudding noise hasn't gone away. It's my own heart, beating fast in my chest.

I can see why her heart is beating so fast. Nadira and Aisha and---well everybody has has a hard night. I feel so sorry for Uncle. That woman at the station house was really rude and made everybody feel even worse. I wonder if anyone went back to sleep after that...

Blog, Blog, Blog

"It's lonely. doing this. And Aisha, I realize, is the only one who will understand."

It does seem lonely, having to keep to yourself all the time. And the only people who you can trust fully, are your family. I have my secrets, but my secrets don't form my lifestyle. What I'm saying is I would be lonely, too.

Chapter 6

Ever since I woke up and Uncle said those bad things and then later at school I tried to cheat on my test and said even worse things to Aisha--it's like we brought it on ourselves, all this misfortune, like dark water pulling us down.

Not a very positive quote. The simile of dark water is very powerful. To me, it sounds like everybody's having a bad day. It's possible things are just going to get worse. Correction: probable, not possible. I'm almost sure things have just started to get bad and will get worse, but I don't know how.

Aisha

Is Aisha as stuck-up and bad as she seems? At least she's not as bad as Aisha Kandisha who's just wrong. All Aisha's doing is doing is pretending to be something she's not. Or maybe she is that good, but doesn't know it. Something's going to happen....

Chapter 5 post

"Sometimes I wish I could lift out of myself and do something that really counts."
--pg. 41, Ask Me No Questions

What a good quote. Sometimes I feel that way, but then I look at the things I have created and feel better. I wonder if Nadira will do something that 'really counts' later in this book. I hope she does. But what does she mean by 'really counting'? Outdoing her sister? I think we'll find out soon enough (I haven't read ahead) but I don't know if it'll be sooner or later. I look forward to finding out. I want to know what Nadira can do.

Go, Megan!

Megan made a good point on how Nadira's parents seem to love Aisha more than they love Nadira.

Aisha Should Stop Picking on Nadira

"After she's crawled under the covers, she keeps talking in the dark, rehearsing who she wants to be the next day."
--page 24, AMNQ

I don't like how Aisha is so bossy and pushes Nadira around. She should stop pretending to be what she thinks is the ideal girl and be herself. It's possible she has been living like this for so long that she doesn't know herself and her real personality. Aisha should stop picking on Nadira and start to be a good sister.