25– An enemy earned

“Why are you talking as if you support this ceremony?” I asked him.

He looked at me. “I don’t. And you know that.”

“So why aren’t you supporting me?”

“Because it’s you, Genesis. I know how dangerous what you want to do is. I don’t want your life in danger. You only have one of it.”

I sighed and looked away.

“Especially that they don’t consider you one of us, they won’t even want to listen to you. It would be like just showing all of them that you are a threat and then watching them try to eliminate that threat in the village.”

“I won’t be alone. I will try to gather as much villagers as possible. If my life means nothing in front of the elders, the rest of the villagers’ life will mean something.”

“Don’t do this to me Genesis.” Yoké covered his face with his hands. “Please.”

“Besides, Furah said she already knew a few people whose family had died the same way and probably wouldn’t mind joining.”

“Genesis I know our elders very well. I know how serious they are about keeping us in