1941 Nusa kisses her fatherÕs cheek and runs out to buy butter. 1959 Javed leaves his parentsÕ house with a suitcase in his hand. 1997 adolescent Ala stares angrily ahead of her in a taxi. 1998 David glimpses pieces of peace in his motherÕs face. 2023 Sim, while hearing his motherÕs voice, watches the subway carriages pass. This is their tale, the history of their fragile bond that breathes through the bricks of their home called the house of Orphans.