Wedding Ritual

That damn thing made me go on vacation to my hometown. I’ve lived in Toronto for a long time, but I wanted to “taste the history and the character of my ancestors.” I went to Bishkek, which I left five years ago. I wanted to see Issyk-Kul and those magnificent mountains…

No sooner had I landed than I was kidnapped by an old ritual—“ala kachuu.” Now I’m a “bride,” and three men are “persuading” me to agree to the ceremony. I only have two days to “accept the offer” or run away…