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181 26 hile Sam was facing his own challenges at home, Wanja’s first days at Kuresoi were terror filled. She could not understand why she had become a prisoner in her own town. She could not understand why she had no place to call home. She could not understand why human beings, who had the propensity to do good, absolute good, also had the propensity to do evil, absolute evil. When a state of emergency was declared across the nation, those who were not at police stations were told to remain indoors. But were their homes any safe? If they did not heed the warning, it was their faulty if calamity befell them. Most people listened. Travelling anywhere in the country was dangerous; even with a police escort, there was no guaranteed security. No one, absolutely, no one was immune to danger. Not even men who had power. Not even women who had power. Not even the rich. Not even the poor. Like everyone else, Wanja did not have to be reminded of that. She knew and understood that truth and her reality; she was vulnerable, like everyone else. W 182 ...