The Faded Guest
Act I "Sign here, and the file is closed."‌​⁠⁠‌‌‌​​‌​⁠‌​⁠​⁠‍‌​‌​‍‌‌‍​​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‍‍‍‍‌‍​​⁠‌‍‍‍‍​⁠​​⁠​‍​​​‍​​​‌​‌​‌ The clerk’s voice was dry, like sandpaper on rusted iron. I stood in the Ministry hall, the air heavy with ozone and stale coffee. My name, Baraka Hussein, was printed on the form, but it looked like a stranger’s. I wanted the pension to pay for my sister’s funeral, a debt that...
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