“Mother never mentions to Papi that Sister Nene is related to him. And once when I yelled at him not to call her nkashi because she ended up that way on his account, Ma gave me a good spanking that day, locked me up, and deprived me of food. And it infuriates me how she tries to hide him from knowing the truth. I consider her shameless, and a coward for this. Perhaps it is because he is still young. Perhaps she will tell him when he is much older. So for now, all Papi knows is how to run away when he sees sister, if he ever does see her, while he’s playing in the neighborhood.”