Summarize "A Meeting in the Dark" in 4 bullet points.
- "A Meeting in the Dark" is a short story by Ngugi wa Thiong'o that follows John, a young man, as he attends a secret meeting in a forest to become a member of the Brotherhood.
- John is caught between his desire to join the Brotherhood and his fear of the consequences it may have for his relationship with the girl he loves, Wamuhu.
- At the meeting, John is asked to participate in a ritual that involves killing a leopard, which he fulfills with reluctance. However, he is haunted by guilt and is unable to escape the feeling of being watched by the spirits of the animals he has killed.
- After the meeting, John realizes that he no longer feels the same for Wamuhu, and their relationship becomes strained, symbolizing the destructive power of the Brotherhood on personal connections and individual identity.