The Asssassination of Light at the River's Flow

This was a very weird story. Instead of staying at an even tempo (as in exiting/depressing), it came from overly cheerful to ominous. For me, I didn't like how it dropped down to a dead ending where the characters are left alone and in a moody state. Maybe the author could have extended the Arab girl's thoughts a little more. As for the title, The Assassination of Light at the River's Flow, the assassination of light is basically, from page 68, "And then, truth committed suicide." The truth and the bond between the Arab girl's parents and herself were broken. For me, the River's Flow can mean two things: 1) The last line on page 69 states, "I don't know in what wave I drowned." The truth, which has been broken (or died, metaphorically), drowned in the water otherwise known as the River's Flow. Also "River's Flow" can refer to the parents. The truth ended with the parents who, like a river, can seem so trustworthy. Unexpectedly, with a lie, they can carry away the truth. If you have any other opinions, please respond.
I thought the Arab girl was a little over dramatic. Just because she had to go home, she assumed that something was wrong with her father (some proof that she thinks her father is weaker than her mother like in the movie Coraline). She might have had to go home for a more positive reason. Even when the counselor told the Arab girl that her father was fine, she freaked out and was excessively worried. After all, she wanted to see her parents again and tell them of the wonderful time she had at her school. Also, unlike what the Arab girl had thought on page 68 at the top of the second and third whole paragraphs, the supervisor didn't lie. The supervisor said that the Arab girl had to go home. The supervisor said nothing about the conditions of the parents.
However, the Arab girl had reason to be worried about her parents. They didn't give her a hearty welcome at the airport and they didn't talk at home or say why the Arab girl was to come home. When her parents told her that she was going to get married, it was natural for the Arab girl to decline the proposal. She didn't want to agree to the thoughts of her parents of who she should marry. She didn't think it was time. Also, think about this; on page 69 at the top, the Arab girl thinks that her mother was preparing her for sacrifice. Do you agree with the Arab girl? (Personally, I don't think that the Arab girl was set up for sacrifice, but she might have been sent to wonderful schools and have lived a wonderful live to prepare her for a rich, notable husband.)