Shadows Between Us
Music drifted from someone’s speakers, and a soft breeze carried laughter and snippets of conversations around them
“Okay, girls,” Bisola said suddenly, holding up her cup of Fanta like it was a microphone. “Real question — who here has cried because of a guy?”
Mope groaned. “Why are we doing this again?”
“Because it’s healing!” Bisola declared dramatically. “You can’t be truly free until you admit the tears.”
“I’ll go first,” Mope said, flipping her braids. “In 200 level, I cried because Damilola didn’t text me for a week. Only to find out he was in the hospital for malaria.”
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