Onyeka And The Academy Of The Sun Quotes

strange network of bridges and tunnels crisscrossing over it, like a giant spiderweb with trains and cars crawling across them. Then there are the lights. Millions of them shimmer off the water of the lagoon surrounding the city. Buildings rise for miles, stretching into the sky like giant points of a never-ending concrete and metal crown. Some are so thin and tall, I can’t understand how they’re even standing. But it’s not all metal and glass. There’s green too, so much green. Lush spaces filled with plant life are scattered amongst all the concrete. Some even burst from the buildings themselves.

Her eyes shift to my head and the tangle of curls, coils and kinks sitting on top. It springs straight out of my head in an impressive riot that Mum finds overwhelming, so I rarely leave it loose. My hair has broken more combs, trashed more hairdryers and made more hairstylists cry than I can count… so maybe Mum has a point.