THE CONFRONTATION:7 CHAPTER 7

The ride home from the boutique was sister J sat beside kwame in the front seat , her eyes fixed on the blur of streetlights. Outside the window. Kwame drove in silence, casting occasional glances at her .

She hadn't said a word since the confrontation with her mother, Her fingers trembled slightly in her lap , but kept her face hard stoic,

Kwame knew better than to push her.

He parked in front of their compound , turned off the ignition, and waited. She didn't move .

J , he said softly.

She blinked and turned toward him, her voice flat did you see her eyes? She didn't even flinch . Not a single tear.

Kwame hesitated. She cried before you came . I saw her."

Sister J scoffed. Crocodile tears. Guilt doesn't erase betrayal she opened the door and stepped out into the cool night.

Let go inside.

Inside the house, Ama was fast asleep on the couch, her school books sprawled out around her. Kwame picked her up gently and carried her other room.