And her name is FOLAKE

e horn or make any noise that we should call when we were close. When we got there the gate was open

till lost. “They beat her or what” ? My mom asked her step father slept with her, I whispered. My mom covered her mouth, I knew she wondered how I knew what “slept with” meant. She had not had the talk with me but with this revelation it was happening soon. Without saying another word my mom carried Folake like she was a baby and put her in the car . She went straight to our family doctor who confirmed she had been

Folake and I went to the kitchen to give our moms some privacy but we stay at the door so we could hear what they were discussing. My mom informed Folakes mom of the situation and she didn’t look so shocked which implied that she was not the dark . She seemed more concerned about my mom keeping it a secret, this irritated my mom provoking her to send folakes mom out

but even I knew she had been through a lot. As folake walked to our room, I noticed