(JOY)
WHY WAS Hosea angry? I was supposed to be the one mad at him. Defiance boiled inside me. I pressed my palms on his chest and tried to push him away but he didn’t budge.
“Get away from me, Hosea. Please just give me time.”
“You are mad at me for not telling you about her but aren’t you doing the same? You are hiding someone from me too, Joy.”
My jaw went slack in surprise. Not only because of that statement but also because of the bitterness in his voice and expression. “What? That’s different! He… that man was no longer in my life for more than a year. You and that… Pearl were even supposed to be in Paris together. I don’t know what happened because you never told me.
“Do you know how I feel right now, Hosea? I feel like you just used me as
