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[sharry-arry-odd]

I wasn't worried about Mayowa replacing me. She wasn't the sort of girl who could sit and listen to old women and their problems. In fact, she seemed like the sort of girl who would hide an old woman's medication and watch the trembling in the woman's hands increase till she was too incapacitated to stop Mayowa from cleaning out her purse. I liked her a lot.

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Redemption, by Lesley Nneka Arimah

[sharry-arry-odd]

The day after we met, she sent a missile of shit wrapped in newspaper like a gift. It exploded on the side of the house, scattering chunks and leaving a streak of brown. My mother, furious, railed about the neighbors (never at them, mind you) and lamented that they just didn't make house girls like they used to. I, on the other hand, fell in love.

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Redemption, by Lesley Nneka Arimah

[sharry-arry-odd]

The problem with those who don't know real power is that they do not know real power.

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: What is a Volcano?, by Lesley Nneka Arimah

[sharry-arry-odd]

They backed and forthed for five human centuries, and if anyone asked River what she thought of Ant, she responded with an affectionate laugh peppered with annoyance. Such a small man with small concerns, but a fun diversion for such a woman as she. No one asked Any what he thought of River, but someone should have known that you do not take small things from small men.

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: What is a Volcano?, by Lesley Nneka Arimah

[sharry-arry-odd]

Ogechi collected herself enough to direct the girl next door, then fell into a fit of jealous tears. Such a baby would never be hers. Even the raffia children of that morning seemed like dirty sponges meant to soak up misfortune when compared with the china child to whom misfortune would never stick. If Ogechi's mother had seen the child, she would have laughed at how ridiculous such a baby would be, what constant coddling she would need. It would never occur to her that mud daughters needed coddling too.

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: Who Will Greet You at Home, by Lesley Nneka Arimah

[sharry-arry-odd]

She sits by him and they listen to crickets and each other's breathing. When he puts his arm around her, she leans into him and cries for the first time since her engagement party many months ago. When he puts a yam in her lap, she laughs. And when he takes her hand, she thinks, /I am worth three yams./

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky: The Future Looks Good, by Lesley Nneka Arimah