Chapter 17

• “Funmi, I need you to hear me out,” Kemi said, her voice deceptively calm as she sat across from me in the living room. Her eyes were trained on me, her expression an odd mixture of sympathy and something darker that I couldn’t quite place. “What I’m about to tell you—it’s not easy, but it’s the truth.”
• I glanced at her, the weight of everything pressing down on me, making it difficult to keep my thoughts clear. Just a week ago, she’d been my rock—my sister, my confidante. But now... Now, I didn’t know what to think.
• “What is it, Kemi?” I asked, trying to keep my voice steady. She had this way of making things sound so simple, when deep down, I knew they were anything but.