Ties That Tether

by Jane Igharo

“Zere, what do you want?”

QUESTION OF THE WHOLE DAMN NOVEL

“You slept with a white man.” “Mommy, he’s actually Spanish.” “Will you shut up your mouth! What difference does that make?

mama ate that one thing bc they’re literally the same thing 😭

What the fuck?

IJBOL

“You imagine a future with him. Okay. Fine. But ask yourself this: How much more of yourself, of your culture will you lose to accommodate him in your life?”

mind you she hasn’t lost shit yet

“He’s the man I was always supposed to be with. I’m sorry.”

i wouldnt be able to stay classy.. i would get very nasty

If you choose Elijah, I will forgive your past stupidity.

kys…

“You can’t please someone who’s dead,” Efe mutters.

“Azere, you gotta pull yourself together and figure your shit out.”

EFE WITH THE FACTS

I look at the spot where I sat. The teal sofa is drenched with blood. “No . . . no.” My knees wobble like they’re about to give out. I sit on the couch again as blood continues to pour out of me. “My God,” Rafael says, kneeling at my feet. This scene is so parallel to one he experienced before. I’m not certain how he’s going to react. “I did this.”

HASNT HE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH ??