My Son’s Warning at the Airport Changed Everything

you drive?” she asked.

“Yes.”

“Then listen carefully,” she said. “Get in your car right now. Do not talk to neighbors. Do not talk to police. Do not answer your husband. Drive to this address.”

She gave me a location in Sweet Auburn, her words crisp, as if she’d given directions to frightened women before.

“Come now,” she added. “And Ayira. If anyone continue reading …