When she came out, Blessing shaved her head and patted it dry with rose water before Bitter climbed into bed. “That’s enough from allyuh,” she said. “I good from here.” “You sure you gonna be okay?” Blessing asked. Bitter squeezed her hand. “Yuh done too much, even. Please go and rest.” As supportive as Blessing tried to be, she couldn’t hide the dark circles under her eyes and the sadness that had settled into the bones of her face. Alex looked worn out and close to fracture; all of them had paid a toll. They hugged Bitter and left, and Bitter pulled her covers over her head as soon as they
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