Tin Hinan
Sofian was looking at the beach of Sidi Fredj, in Algiers. There was no wind, the water reflected in the sun like a mirror. When he came back to the city of his birth, Sofian liked to go to this beach, early in the morning, when there was no one there. He had come to the reunion meal of the alumni of the private school, Newton, the school on Mezid Lounes Street, in the Baba Hassen district of Algiers. The alumni meal was held at the Tassili, the restaurant of the Sheraton Hotel in Club des Pins. Sofian had come hoping to meet Loli. Loli, a former schoolmate, had also become a model. She and he were no longer visible in Algiers. They now lived between Paris, London and New York. Sofian had met Loli a week before, during the New York Fashion Week in February. She was walking for Altuzarra, Khaite, Proenza Schouler and Tory Burch. Sofian had heard that she had been signed by Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent and Max Mara. He had se...