WEEKS LATER, Taiye went to Unchained Ministries in South Norwood to watch Timi sing in the church choir for the first time. This Timi was a watered-down version of the one she’d met at Aiden’s party, the one with whom she had spent many of her evenings since Aiden’s Glitter Goodbyes. They’d made a tradition of meeting on Wednesdays after work to cook together or watch Yoruba films online or traipse around galleries, giggling at contemporary art. In Aiden’s absence, they developed a fast friendship. The kind of kinship established due to a common sadness, shared loneliness that becomes bearable
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