The name hit me harder than I expected.
My full name. The one I hadn't heard in a long time, because Abbati always called me Jamilah. The one I never told anyone here.
Jamilah Sasha.
I didn't move. I don’t think I even breathed.
Jamilah looked at me with that same small smile she'd worn all evening. Up close, I still couldn't read it. She looked dangerous, but also friendly at the same time. She started walking slowly in a loose circle around me, like she was sizing me up. I turned with her, keeping my eyes on her face while my hands stayed at my sides.
‘Don't run,’ Ash said.
I wasn't going to run. There was nowhere to go. And running meant I was…guilty. Even though I actually was.
Then she stopped in front of me, tilted her head a bit and spoke. "Relax. I'm not here to expose you."
