“Nomes. Let it go. Yocheved will come around. It’s not your problem, okay? You did your best, you apologized, whether you needed to or not. She’s a big girl, she’ll come to her senses.”
“Why is that a bad thing, Zeesy? I’m allowed to change. I’m a growing person. I’m a teenager. The whole point is changing, right? We can’t stay kids forever”
I think she’s trying to be sympathetic, but she’s laughing so hard she can’t actually stand upright
Eliezer’s temper flares. “Would you drop everything if Yudi had been arrested for arson?” he asks, his words slow and threatening
“Naomi? Trust me. Yocheved knows there’s something wrong with Levi. I can promise you that”
“Yudi,” he gasps out. He can’t find Yudi when he reaches for him. Everything around him is fire and black smoke, acrid and deadly
