become suspicious of our whereabouts.
In Efron’s shop, sheets of silk lined the walls, hanging from pegs fastened near the ceiling. Long lengths of saffron, pink, red, and blue-hued silks spilled down to the floor and rustled with each breath of wind flowing through the door. Entering his shop was like walking into a fluttering rainbow.
“Joanna, my love.” said Efron as he popped out from a curtained back room. “And Danya. Is today the day you join the ranks of the most beautiful women of Jerusalem?”
I managed a polite smile. “Today is the day I stop borrowing Joanna’s clothing, at least.”
Efron told me to pick any color, and I chose the saffron. He wafted the length of silk over my palm; it was so soft I felt my touch might melt it. The women tailors clucked and measured and fussed over me. Joanna advised about trimming the cut. But I had no heart for this business. My heart had been fixed on finding Lev. When Efron asked me to pick a color for my second tunic, I listlessly pointed to the white. “How about something more striking? This crimson perhaps? Look how gorgeous it is against your skin.”
Crimson reminded me of Naomi. A light crimson tinted her cheeks when she laughed. “No thank you. The white will be more useful,” I said. “But could we also order something for my friend Naomi? Her clothes are as worn as mine, and she would be so happy to have one of your beautiful tunics, Efron.”
“Surely, my dear,” said Efron.
Joanna took my hand. “Danya, Naomi won’t need . . . I’m so sorry to have to tell you this, but Naomi is no longer staying with us. Chuza has found her. . . a position.”
“What do you mean ‘a position’? What has he done now?”
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