Chapter 40: Rally of Regret, Chapter 41: It Started With Silence

Months ago, Jebra said yes to giving a speech at a KamalaHarris rally. She imagined herself as the Martin Luther King of the present day. She had a dream, too.But when she opens her mouth to deliver the Kamala quote she rehearsed forty times. It's gone. Completely gone. In its place: "We must win this election because if we don't win,we're losers."Then Arson goes silent. Then Echo. Then the book club. Thenthe poetry circle. Then the drum circle group chat. Then the church stops sending emails.Four days later, Jebra finds Arson in Trader Joe's, and she unloads her list of crimes Jebra has committed:The charges are read: she didn't post a black square. She misgendered Karol. She gave Becoming one staron Goodreads and more.That night, scrolling Instagram at midnight, Jebra finds aphoto of Arson hugging Howland Dray, the transformational coach. She swipes to Arson's profile. USER NOT FOUND.