Author: Paul C. Darden

Description: Duante grapples with the profound loss of his parents over a year ago, reflecting on a moment in a Harlem church where he felt an intense anger towards God. Now, in the sterile office of Dr. Cardoso in Manhattan, he contemplates the lives of strangers below, wishing he could trade places with them. His therapy sessions reveal his struggle with grief and the weight of being different at school-a burden amplified by the eyes of his peers. Duante recalls the overwhelming experience of his parents’ funeral, attended by thousands, leaving him both numb and reflective.