These Khmer Homo sapiens are aged 19 and 33. They come from a
country with a troubled history. Although unrelated by blood, they
refer to each other as “sister.” This fiction cements a bond between
them and provides them comfort. Narith, the older of the two, lost
her father to violence only three days after she was born. He was
tortured and killed due to his fluency in the French language. She
runs the kitchen and only speaks Khmer. Nareen, the younger one, is
fluent in English and serves food to the patrons of the guest house.