Several barbecue joints lined the street outside the residential complex. The group picked one at random and sat down at a small stall set up by the entrance. The owner brought them a menu to order from.

Linden told Amina to order, but Amina deferred to his parents, and his parents deferred to her grandmother.

After some back-and-forth, they decided to have Amina and Linden order together.

Unable to refuse, Amina and Linden sat on plastic stools, side by side, and looked at the single menu together.

In a black car not far away, Zeke Walton leaned back in his seat, watching this warm and considerate scene. He was so angry he slumped over the steering wheel and laughed for a long time.

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