It probably was the suggestion of a woman to keep him company that took him back to the pastry shop, but Saz didn’t think too deeply about it. He was surprised…
He came to the store because he needed the comfort of getting out of the house and going to work. But he’d asked Lucy and Ekezie not to resume work until…
He woke up early, and only out of habit. Also out of habit, this one ingrained in him by his grandmother, he said a few short prayers after lying nearly twenty…
She came out of the house where she’d taken care of her last delivery for the evening, and as it shared a fence with the church, she considered going in to…
She didn’t sleep all through the night, and felt utterly drained by morning. But she tried to hide her fatigue and helpless grief behind light makeup and a nice look. Why…
