“No need, dear,” Mama said while reading the document her lawyer left to her.

We are in Papa’s office.

I sat in one of the long chairs there.

“Mama, please! I’m leaving soon. It’s only one and haft month left,” I insisted. She didn’t want me to go back to Letty because she thinks it’s risky to live there. She learned that rebel groups had again appeared in that village.

I also bid goodbye to Papa but he said that the decision was still up to Mama. But here I am having a hard time convincing her.

Cade and I even talked about going to the fair tonight.

“It’s dangerous...