Summary

Nia is on the ground after Rondell held her down and violently stuck his fingers up her vagina while laughing. She is in pain, and there is no one around because everyone has left the pool because of rain. This time she does not count when she is upset, an activity she started after Daddy died. KB goes home to an empty house and puts Granddaddy’s money away. Nia comes home.

It is Nia’s birthday, and KB thinks about how she always goes back to her sister. She is hurt because Nia tries to get rid of all of the good memories, but KB is a part of those memories. She wants both to be and not to be like Nia. Granddaddy comes home and KB is excited that her sister is happy. She realizes that the worst...