Chapter 5

"I press my hands to my ears and try to concentrate on my geometry homework. The figures jerk like dangling sticks on the page. I wish I could be like Aisha and just focus. Or Taslima, talking back. But that's not me. I like staying quiet and still, taking in the words of the grown-ups."-pg 40-41

I thought that the part where she says, "I wish I could be like Aisha and just focus. Or Taslima, talking back." was interesting because all this time, Nadira has been hinting, at the fact that she is jealous of Aisha, but she never outwardly says it. Now she's saying that she's jealous of Aisha and Taslima. I think that maybe she is finally admitting to herself that she is actually jealous of her sister.Tell me what you think.