Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid

Zara had two sisters, one of whom struggled with anorexia, and the other with depression, two conditions that Emira’s mother believed black people didn’t “get.”

The women shoved a glass of red wine into her hands as they asked where she was from and where she went to school and if she was caught up on a sitcom called Black-ish.

Nooooooooooooo

“What am I gonna do?” The tears came so easily that through her sobs, Alix thought, Thank God. It felt like Emira really was hers. And that Alix’s intentions must be good after all.

This lady is crazy. A grown woman does not belong to you!

Alex was alone, and the one thing she still had was the freedom to follow the narrative that suited her best.

Believing that Kelley was the starting point of her adversity would always be easier than believing she’d simply slipped through an unlucky crack.

This lady needs a therapist.