Chapter 28

• “You think you can just walk away from all this, Funmi?” Kemi’s voice cuts through the silence like a knife, sharp and cold. “Do you really think I’ll let you ruin everything?”
• I freeze in the hallway, my hand hovering over the doorknob. Kemi stands in front of me, her face twisted in something between anger and satisfaction. The weight of her words hangs in the air, suffocating, as if every breath I take is a challenge to her power.
• “I don’t want to fight with you, Kemi,” I say, my voice trembling but firm. “But I’m not letting you control my life anymore.”