I love you, Fatima said, her tone softening. I want you to be safe, and I don’t want you to be gaslit all the time. I want people to respect you! For you to be able to rely on them! I’m not the one putting you through something. I love you, Eve, that’s all. This is called love. I felt heartbroken then. It was Fatima I would betray by helping Nathan, earnest, determined Fatima, Fatima who harbored none of my weaknesses, simply because she hoped for more from women than this blind loyalty.
love you fatima
