Alvin didn’t call the next day. Or the day after that. I didn’t think he would. He had no reason to, but deep down, it still hurt.
Even worse, I couldn’t talk to my friends about it. He was Ada’s brother, and Kiana was always on Ada’s side.
No, that wasn’t fair. Kiki and Ada kept in touch while I went off and got married. They stayed close. There was a history between them that I didn’t have. A closeness. They protected each other like sisters. I was one of them once, but I let it go when I met Vince. I was the bad friend, not either of them.
And f*****g Ada’s brother wasn’t going to get me any good marks. I had to keep the whole thing to myself and forget about him.
I met with my new lawyer midweek to discuss her strategy with Vince and the latest on the hearing. Ada set me up with a
