We bled a lot and Saul gave us the injection himself, but the Ada has no scar so perhaps this is a memory.” - Akwaeke Emezi

(Part 1, Chapter 1, Page 18)

This was before Vivek, before the fire, before Chika would discover exactly how difficult it was to dig his own grave with the bones of his son.”

Osita wished, much later, that he’d told Vivek the truth then, that he was so beautiful he made the air around him dull, made Osita hard with desire. ‘Take it off,’ he snapped instead, his throat rough. ‘Put it back before they catch us.’”