Nikhil is so busy running he forgets to watch where he's going, running into his foster sister with a thump.
"Watch it!" she snaps.
"Sorry!"
But she stamps off down the lane, anger in every step.
"I said I was sorry!" Nikhil shouts after her.
"I know, I just..." she doesn't stop. "My family's at home, not in Orun!"
"You've got cousins there. That counts."
Ulin whirls on him, fists clenched. "Not when my mam died, it didn't. I don't want to see them!"
"But -"
"You don't get it! Leave me alone!" And she turns away again.
"Shut up!" Nikhil yells after her. "At least you know who they are!"