In this short scene, the narrator tells us that she's been having an affair with her husband while he's with another man. He's the one who makes her heart race, and the only one who keeps her from falling in love with him. She's married, too, and she doesn't care what other people think of her. The narrator asks her companion, Mr. Kamau, if he knows of a woman who's just gotten married, and he tells her that it's none of his business. He tells her to sit next to him, because Kamau is just there to "heal my app heart" , and that's all that matters. The two of them drink a lot of alcohol together, which is why they're all sitting next to each other. The conversation turns to the topic of marriage, and