Chapter 8- Tough talk Dylan arrives a few minutes before dinner. By this time, Tadiwa is up, running around and living up to the expectations of the terrible two's. When he sees his father, he squeals with joy, jumping up and down. Dylan laughs,...

CHAPTER 7: Tanya's dilema When Kupa gets in , still on a high from the party, she dumps her backpack on the kitchen floor and opens the fridge. She is not really hungrybecause there was plenty of food at the party, she's just trying to eliminate...

Chapter 6- Learning to trust Kupa sits on the edge of her bed. Thinking. Her mother would never agree. Had her dad been home, she would have asked him. She hated the thought of lying to her parents, but she would hate not going more. She finds her...

Chapter 5-Trying too hard It is Tuesday morning; the new maid is helping with the morning rush. Rudo barely speaks, when she does, the words barely leave her lips such that one has to strain their ears to hear her. She is always dressed in skirts...

Chapter 4: Desperate for validation Her father peeps out from inside, his face disappears when he sees her car. Seconds later, the sound of steel against concrete signals the gate opening. She starts the car and proceeds to park inside. Her father...