Chapter 1 Salma has a big question to ask but she doesn't know where to start She hovers in her bedroom doorway watching Mama breastfeed her new baby sister Nora in the living room Hi Salma Do you need anything Mama asks while the baby coos Nope Nothing Salma says losing her nerve Well it feels like there is something Mama says 1
playfully She pats the couch beside her Come sit with us Salma pauses then crosses over to sit by Mama's side She bounces her legs on the couch still not sure how to bring this up with her mother Mama tightens the shawl around Nora then looks Salma in the Salma Mama says what do you want eye It's now or never Salma thinks Mama you know how much I love Yusra Mardini right Mama nods Of course Over the past few months Mama has helped Salma redecorate her room there are pictures of Mardini standing by the Olympic torch a poster of her bundled up in a towel after winning a qualifying swimming race and a little replica of an Olympic gold medal hanging on the wall Well today I shared a video of her with my class 3
