Ch. 6 nervous conditions

              There was a lot of whites at the Mission school, and they were considered to be holy. While Tambu was at the mission, there wasn't as many white people as there used to be there.  She felt guilty because she did not like to whites, until one day she learned that they were beautiful and she was then able to love them. Tambu says that she has never met black person who has said that they would not want to attend a white school, except for Nyasha. 

            Nyasha is working really hard at school, studying a lot and making sure she knows everything. She starts to loose a lot of weight from being so focused on her work, and having an eating disorder.  Tambu goes to a Christmas party, with is kind of unusual because she doesn't normally go to things like that.  Later on, Babamaruku and Nyasha get in a horrible fight, and Nyasha gets hit twice. After the fight, Babamaruku stays away from the house for a little while, and Nyasha stops eating again.