Chapter 41

• "Are you sure about this, Funmi?" My voice cracked with uncertainty as I looked at her, waiting for her answer. The weight of everything pressing on me—the anger, the fear, the guilt—made it impossible to keep my emotions contained. But she was the only one I could confide in now, the only one who could help me make sense of it all.
• Funmi sat across from me, her gaze distant as she fiddled with her bracelet, twisting it nervously between her fingers. The tension in the room was palpable, as if we were both holding our breath, waiting for the other to make the first move. The events of the past few days had been like a storm—violent and unpredictable, tearing at the very foundation of everything we had built.
• "I don’t know, Cole," Funmi replied quietly, her voice barely above a whisper. "I thought I did, but now... I just don’t know anymore. Everything feels like it’s falling apart."