"Ah ha," Sunny said like something had just fallen into place.
Though the mystery of how in hell Faizel's parents had actually come around to bringing him into existence only deepened. Quite literally, what the fuck had been the motivation?
"Food is a big deal in my culture. Mama started teaching me as soon as I was considered old enough to hold a knife without hurting myself. We spent a lot of time together that way. Not my brothers. I don't know if they know how to boil water. But me... by the time I was ten, we all knew a call from Mama that she'd be home late meant I was making dinner or no one would eat that night. Anyway, every time we went to see family, the kitchen was where we'd spend a good chunk of time together. Usually but not always the women, in Nigeria. But if we were stateside, Aunt Chinwe always had her boys in there, too, because she was determined that James and Gozie would not grow up to be backward-thinking cavemen like she affectionately accuses my brothers of being."
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Though the mystery of how in hell Faizel's parents had actually come around to bringing him into existence only deepened. Quite literally, what the fuck had been the motivation?
"Food is a big deal in my culture. Mama started teaching me as soon as I was considered old enough to hold a knife without hurting myself. We spent a lot of time together that way. Not my brothers. I don't know if they know how to boil water. But me... by the time I was ten, we all knew a call from Mama that she'd be home late meant I was making dinner or no one would eat that night. Anyway, every time we went to see family, the kitchen was where we'd spend a good chunk of time together. Usually but not always the women, in Nigeria. But if we were stateside, Aunt Chinwe always had her boys in there, too, because she was determined that James and Gozie would not grow up to be backward-thinking cavemen like she affectionately accuses my brothers of being."