​Sacramento, California. I have been to Sacramento a total of two times in my life. 2010 for a  friend’s wedding and then 2021 for another friend’s wedding. Said friends are sisters. I actually confirmed my pregnancy during the first wedding.

​Indelible memories. Hadi squeezing my hand while intubated when he heard his brother’s voice. Coming home to an empty closet. Nay’s outfit on September 12, 2001. While the radio was blasting Born in America and I thought about the irony in that song being played,