Post-fever images

Lying on my bed sweating, in the hot afternoon, one bat and then another swooping silently through my room. They are so peaceful.

I drop my mosquito net, sweating and texting and watching their silhouettes dip in and out of my periphery.

You start thinking in terms of tradeoffs: I'd rather have bats than mosquitoes, I'd rather be meticulous about my filter than watching my water be boiled, I'd rather not eat meat than eat it and increase my chances of getting sick.

Mustafa, my aunt's son, about five years old, dances to the music blasting through the neighboorhood around 8 pm, after dark. We are in the back courtyard, and from the light of a kerosene lamp I watch him and his sister dance. They dance better than most adults I know.

Our cat and her kitten have their daily standoff: her "teenage" kitten still wants to nurse, so she has to run the kitten off every day. My mama puts out food for them both.

Cold ginger beer soda at lessons today. Feeling a lot better. Long rains soon.