Nairobi. Accountant. Came to the Thursday vigil once and did not stop.
I went to the vigil. I said the number out loud to three people, which I had never done. Nothing financial has changed — the loan is exactly the same size this morning as it was. But I made a plan this week, a real one with dates on it, and I could not have written it while I was carrying the other thing. The shame lifted first. I did not expect that order.
My mother finished her treatment on Friday. I have been so focused on paying for it that I have not let myself be glad about it.
They have offered me the senior role. It is more money, which I need, and more hours, which my mother needs from me. I have four days to answer.
Going to the Thursday vigil tonight for the first time. I have driven past it for a month.