I think it hurt Abba too. He definitely does not seem as confident as he did when he lived back in Dhaka. He doesn't brag about Aisha's grades to anyone, doesn't tape them to the car windshield. Aisha still gets excellent grades and is one of the top students in her grade; doesn't that make her stick out. All her teachers see her, excelling in every class, and yet, Abba doesn't say anything about that. I think he seems to have forgotten his own logic. By going to Canada, that really made them stick out. There were tons of other illegal immigrants, yet the family stood out and they got caught. Abba got arrested, and now nobody knows what is going to happen.
In chapter 8, Aisha and Nadira go to Mr. Rashid's office. Nadira says that she and Aisha stood out there too. Everyone at the office was very formal and businesslike, and there they were, two high school students, trying to talk to Mr.Rashid. I think that whatever Aisha and Nadira do, they will always stick out, and it is inevitable. I think they have to just get their visa before they can start to blend in with all the other people.
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