CHAPTER EIGHT
Lamisi had asked him to share one of his deepest secrets. That took confidence. For both of them.
“You asked me about ‘A friend forever’.”
.She nodded.
He wiped a hand down his face. Was he really going to do this?
“Most people presume it’s a song about friendship, but there are two lines within the lyrics that reveal the truth.”
“One day, the time will come when …” she recited in English then continued in Ewe as he’d originally sung it. “My broken heart will mend.” Then, “From your inability to love me as more than a friend,” was completed in a perfect Nzema accent.
One day, the time will come whenMy broken heart will mend.From your inability to love me as more than a friendDid she realize that she’d placed her hands back on his leg? Her gentle touch exposed how lost
