“It’s as if Ma and Abba were still in Bangladesh riding in a flat bottomed boat in the night, and Aisha was the magic girl who lived above the dark tree branches and lit the way, leading us down the complicated bends. Now all the stars are no more than rubber stickers pasted on a ceiling; they’ve come unfastened and they’re whirling around one another, not sure which will settle where. But sometimes there’s someone else, especially when the sky goes dark: the person guiding slowly from behind. That’s who I’ve become in my family.”
I think Nadira is finally realizing her place and what she is capable of. She always envied Aisha because of her ability to fight and solve problems head on, but when things got rough, Nadira was the one jump in and hold it all together. I think this quote is a beautiful metaphor. It not only reflects Nadiras new found place in her family, but it exemplifies the Hussain’s culture and background.
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