“Miranda waited, then said, 'But what will I do for a whole year?' Neither of them answered her. She supposed the answer was, Get better. The thought of a slow and measured crawl back to health filled her with black sand.” TimeWaitingHealthMental IllnessRecoverySlowHelen OyeyemiFigurative LanguageWhite Is For WitchingUnwell Book:White Is for Witching Source: White Is for Witching
“Three creaks. She stepped three times. What is the meaning of it? Three creaks, three weeks? If she comes back for her shoes in three days, then I only need to empty them another three times. If it really is three weeks that were meant, what then. If three months, what then. Three years. That's why I had to write it down now. By then I may no longer believe I heard anything in Miri's room.” WaitingHorrorSadHauntingEndingHelen OyeyemiLast LinesWhite Is For Witching Book:White Is for Witching Source: White Is for Witching
“While waiting for her to phone me at school I'd feel seconds bursting inside me and leaving clouds. That won't come again—it can't. I'll never have that with anyone else. I'll never even come close.” WaitingRelationshipsLossSadClosenessHelen OyeyemiMr FoxNever Again Book:Mr. Fox Source: Mr. Fox