Counting Past Dark · My Hadithi

Counting Past Dark

When Makena's mother falls ill, she must run the kiosk and face the hardest question: is every rule worth keeping?

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Makena is twelve when her mother is hospitalised with severe malaria, leaving her in charge of the family kiosk in Kapsoya. The rule on the wall is absolute: NO CREDIT. But as the days pass, Makena discovers that keeping the shop running demands more than balancing the till. A warm, grounded story about responsibility, compassion, and learning that some things cannot be counted in shillings.

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