“So where are you going next?” Edgar asked. “To a place I’m not even sure exists anymore,” she said. Sankofa smiled, glad that he had not run like his sister. She hated when that happened. It always made her feel that ache she worked so hard to mute. “Why?” She shrugged. “It’s time.” “So, you really can’t ride in cars?” She shook her head. “That’s so cool,” he whispered. “Not really.” “Are you a child of the dev…” “No,” she snapped. The conversation ended there.

