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Leah is losing her faith

“But where is the place for girls in that Kingdom? The rules don’t quite apply to us, nor protect us either. What do a girl’s bravery and righteousness count for unless she is also pretty?” - Leah

“I decided right then to stop pretending I knew more than I did. I would be myself, Leah Price, eager to learn all there is to know.” my girl fr

“I’m sorry Nelson,” I told him, “but we just don’t worship those gods.” To make our position perfectly clear I added, “Baka veh.” This means, “We don’t pay for that,” which is how you say you don’t believe. “Leba, the gods you do not pay are the ones that can curse you best.”

“i am called Leba, a much nicer word that means fig tree. At first we thought they couldn’t say “Leah” but it turns out they can say it perfectly well and are being nice to avoid it, because Lea is the Kikongo word for nothing much”

as of right now i’m not convinced any of these girls believe in God it’s all how each of them approach their situation in relation to it not actual belief