She Belongs To The Sky
I shake my head first, then nod into his shoulder, which is probably as confusing as how Maths teachers will teach you the simplest things, then for homework you'd have to become Pythagoras.
I have always hated that about Maths, so I make it simple. "She was. But she's dead."
If I proved to Chideziri that I am his ancestor, reincarnated from 1856, he wouldn't have jerked so sharply. He glimpses the skyline—purely purple—stares at the darkened heavens, curses under his breath. I chuckle into his shirt, though there isn't anything remotely amusing about that truth. It's as though each time I say it, each time I tell another person that Mom is dead, she's less and less likely to show up at the
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