THE CRY OF A WOMAN

been beating s

nto the warm earth as she watched the elders argue. The air smelled of r

ter's fingers digging into Adanna's arm. "The traders sa

and. "They wouldn't dare cross

through t

screaming

hen the glint of steel. The village erupted into chaos. Women grabbed childre

amped around her braids, yanking her backward. She smelled

ed, his breath hot on her face. "T

blood. His scream was cut short as she grabbed the

e were t

her dragged by her hair toward the burning granary. Heard Kemi's sh

ehind her. She collapsed at the base of the sacred baobab tree, her bo

her heart, as deep and unshakable

find her

d make t

e try