Chapter 19

• She was being punished, Tapiwa thought as she fought to keep her eyes open. That wasn’t an easy task when she had barely slept the night before. Who was she kidding? She hadn’t had a good night’s sleep in weeks. Not since the party and it was taking a toll on her both mentally and physically.
• But then again, Tapiwa thought she could blame her current inability to keep her eyes open on the old pastor standing at the pulpit. He had the kind of voice that would put even the most energetic person to sleep. She should know, after all, she had known the man for as long as she was alive.
• Going to church every Sunday morning was a tradition in her family that had been upheld regardless of the season outside, the health status of anyone in the house, or even a possible car malfunction.