Ijem liked her life quiet, predictable, and untouched. So when a stranger showed up at her mother’s door claiming to have a meeting, she expected nothing more than a brief interruption to her day. What she didn’t expect was him. Calm. Composed. Unreadable. And somehow, speaking a language she never thought she’d hear from him. She wasn’t supposed to notice him. But she did. And now, leaving him behind doesn’t feel as easy as it should.