Those last two words burned holes into my ears—and my heart. They. Knew. The they being Hank and Rose Sanders. The they being Malika Sanders. My friend. My sister. She knew. She knew and still she was dating Franklin, Reverend Bevel’s self-proclaimed “chief lieutenant” and right-hand man, who had told us he had parted ways with the cult leader because he disapproved of his relationship with Malika.
