THEY PUSHED HER OFF A CLIFF… NOBODY WAS READY FOR WHAT CAME NEXT

uncomfortable—just the kind of pause Amara’s words often created, as though the world needed time to settle them.

Ngozi laughed. “Amara, you always say things that make me feel like I should have thought harder before speaking.”

They all laughed, even Ada, who had been ready to respond sharply.

That was their friendship. It softened edges. It made tension continue reading …