E Mberego _hot_ ◆

And so he told her of a woman with salt in her hair and laughter like wind chimes. Of a dance under a tin roof during rain. Of a letter never sent, folded into a locket.

She tilted her head. “That’s a strange name.” e mberego

“ E mberego ,” she repeated softly — as if learning a prayer. And so he told her of a woman