*** "You should have called us last night, babe. You know we're always here for you, no matter what time it is." Gia's concern was heavy in her voice and in her words as she spoke in fluent Amharic. All my girls and I had learnt different languages from each of our native tongues as a way for us to connect even more to each other whilst forming our own way of communicating. We always spoke Amharic on the days we were having some personal girl talk like today. Giawas currently plating our favorite breakfast- a blast from the past from our Havard days. Avocado toast. Somehow we had fallen into the same pattern we always did. Gianna on the toast, Ayana on the coffee, Ariadne taking up eggs for Aimi who was currently on video call while I cut up and plated the fruit platter. "I know a

