There are quite some thoughts that have been on my mind since I finished reading this book. The first is, that Chike should not have died, there was no reason for that, I guess, it makes the story realistic, it points to the fact that bad things happen and you often don't get everything you desire particularly when you're doing wrong. It would have been too much of a fairy tale if both of them i.e. with Patience were able to get to the US and start a new life together. I understand the reason for that twist, but I refuse to accept it.