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Despite her dream, Ijeoma visits Ndidi, watching her grade assignments and listening to records. Ijeoma gazes intently at Ndidi, inwardly searching for a sign from God. On the sofa, Ndidi puts Ijeoma’s hand down her skirt, and Ijeoma brings her to orgasm. Being “able to connect intimately with [Ndidi] as if her pleasure was in that moment my own, ours, a shared fulfillment” makes Ijeoma feel elated (200).
That night, Ijeoma’s nightmares return: The voices of Adaora and God reprimand her. Ijeoma abandons sleep and in the early morning walks to church. She is unable to pray and cries. Remembering the Bible verse about only the sinless being able to cast stones, Ijeoma feels consoled.