CHAPTER NINE
“I just can’t believe you’re being so selfish,” she shouted, for the first time in years. “You can see how miserable she is, but all you care about is keeping her here with us in this, this pit we call home. If you loved Livvy, you’d let her go with Jamal.” Evelyn didn’t normally do confrontation, especially with her headstrong middle sister, but she’d decided to take a stand as she was thinking of Olivia’s happiness and wellbeing.
“What’re you talking about?” asked Georgia. “Livvy can leave if she wants to. How can I stop her, huh? She’s her own person.”
Stood in what passed as their kitchen, Evelyn glared at her sister, but kept looking at the door. Olivia was in the bathroom down the hall but would be back soon. “Come off it, Georgie, you know she won’t go if you think s
