Based On True Events Quotes

“It is quiet in this part of the neighbourhood. Everyone is at ease. The elders are overjoyed; they made a lot of cows today. It could be a lasting peace. The man who made it all possible is probably not in bed yet or maybe has not yet come home at all. But at least his wives seem to be taking the evening off from fighting. Nyayang gets up and walks to the gate. Chuol sees this and says, “What business do you have at the gate at this time of the night?” Nyayang walks back to the compound quietly. Chuol rises from his chair. He goes to the gate and sticks out his head. Four men and a girl pass the gate. To someone else it might appear that the girl has been arrested, but the one who witnesses their passing knows something else is happening.”
― Tabitha Biel Luak, What a Godly Privilege to Be Born a Man