Cora’s mom had just become the fourth wife of a cult leader. Cora’s dad had just remarried in China. Cora didn’t know Delilah that well yet, but Delilah’s mama wouldn’t let Cora go anywhere alone because she was too young. Everyone in Cora’s family had examined her like an old sweater off the clearance rack and politely said “No, thank you,” hung her back up for someone else to take.
