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My hand trembles as it holds the phone. I switch hands, and respond,
voice smiling, to my uncle. Look at it.
End phone call.
My hand blurs a bit. I blink, it’s clear. It blurs again. I take my finger, swipe
at a bit of moisture. Look at it.
The moisture is too small. Invisible. Figures.
I hear my mom wailing on the other side. I look up, at the meters-thick
stone walls surrounding me - separating us.
I look down.
Broken toy picks stare at me.
I pick one up.
Look at it.
I look at the wall.
Agatha Taiwo