When you hang on like that, sometimes things hang on to you. I was a fool to not leave my father to his homegoing with Ajofia. I was even more of a fool to look upon Ajofia, woman or not. You do not do that. You step away, you let go. Instead, I took that ring. Because I couldn’t let go. You’re supposed to let go. For your own sake. For everyone’s sake. There are consequences when you don’t. “Give it back!” Ajofia had demanded of me that night in Isiekenesi. It spoke in a voice that cut. Sharp and harsh and hot. “It is not yours.” This was why Okigbo telling me to take it back to Nigeria
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