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if I can get emancipated, I'll be an adult in the eyes of the law."
"Sometimes the law's eyes go blind, Bari. You have to be ready to really live on your own, ‘cause once it's done, ain't no turning back."
"I know. I'm ready."
"Do you know where your mother is?"
My head snapped up.
"What? Where is she?" I asked in a panic.
"That's what I'm asking you."
"No. I don't. I don't talk to her."
He looked at me curiously but didn't ask why.
"We can talk about it if you want to."
I hadn't ever talked to anybody outside of my family about the mother. All I had told Darshon was that she was alive and mean, and I never wanted to see her again. I saw no reason to trust this person either. So what if he was getting me on a plane tomorrow? With my luck, he'd probably try to make me get off while we were flying over the ocean.
"I'm fine."
"Okay."
We sat staring at the T.V. It reminded me of my daddy, always having to have a T.V. that was nearly as tall as he was. It made me smile.
"I miss my father," I said, my voice choking up. "He was the best thing in this whole world that's ever happened to me, and I miss him so much."
That was all I got out before I buried my face in my hands and cried like I had never cried in my life.
"It's cool to cry. It makes you feel better," Seven said, hugging me to his chest.
All I wanted was to see Big Mama. I needed to see her face. I needed to hear her voice. She probably thought of me as a whore now with Trish telling her about me staying with Darshon, but I would straighten it all out when we were face to face. And what was she thinking inviting a stranger to stay in her home? I was a stranger to Seven, yet, he had invited me to stay in his home, but it was totally different.
"Sorry,” I apologized for losing all self-control.
"Tell me about him."
I started at the beginning and told him about Mama, Daddy, Niecy, Macy, Marcie, then Trish.
He listened patiently and never interrupted, not even on the parts that made me cry.
"And that's why I can't go live with Big Mama, as much as I want to. Or she can even come live in the big house with me."
He nodded thoughtfully.
"Was your grandfather sick for a long time?"
"No. At least if he was, they didn't tell me. He was fine six months ago when I saw him at the funeral."
"Damn. You've been through a lot. No wonder you're the way you are."
"What is that supposed to mean?" I asked. "The way I am."
"You're kind of naive, Bari."
"Actually, I'm not naive at all, not anymore. I just sometimes feel like I was put on this earth just for other people to torture."
"Do you go to school?" He asked. I nodded. "Do you get teased at school?"
"Not at all. Actually, everybody always tells me how pretty I am."
"And you don't believe that?"
"I'm too dark."
"You're dark. You're not 'too' dark. You have hair down to the middle of your back, and it's yours. You have big brown eyes, you have a pretty smile and I don't mean no disrespect to you, but your body is bangin'." I immediately blushed, then got uncomfortable. "What'chu squirmin' for?" He laughed. "I'm keepin' it real."
"Thank you," I said quickly.
"Bari, I'm letting you know that I'm telling my father what my brother did to you. If he did it to you, he'll do it to somebody else. Do you understand?"
I nodded.
"I understand."
"That was fucked up, and he ain't getting away with it."
"Just let it go, please."
He didn't say he would or wouldn't. He just changed the subject.
Chapter 16
"I hate rental cars," Seven complained. "You never know who has touched the steering wheel before you."
I started laughing. We had a good flight with no problems. I was glad about that. The stewardess flirted with Seven openly, but when the male steward flirted with him, he decided he had enough.
"Maybe you should have bought a pair of gloves at the gift shop."
"I guess so, huh?" He sulked. "Do you know the way to Big Mama's house?"
"Of course. I've only taken this trip my whole life."
We drove for
"Sometimes the law's eyes go blind, Bari. You have to be ready to really live on your own, ‘cause once it's done, ain't no turning back."
"I know. I'm ready."
"Do you know where your mother is?"
My head snapped up.
"What? Where is she?" I asked in a panic.
"That's what I'm asking you."
"No. I don't. I don't talk to her."
He looked at me curiously but didn't ask why.
"We can talk about it if you want to."
I hadn't ever talked to anybody outside of my family about the mother. All I had told Darshon was that she was alive and mean, and I never wanted to see her again. I saw no reason to trust this person either. So what if he was getting me on a plane tomorrow? With my luck, he'd probably try to make me get off while we were flying over the ocean.
"I'm fine."
"Okay."
We sat staring at the T.V. It reminded me of my daddy, always having to have a T.V. that was nearly as tall as he was. It made me smile.
"I miss my father," I said, my voice choking up. "He was the best thing in this whole world that's ever happened to me, and I miss him so much."
That was all I got out before I buried my face in my hands and cried like I had never cried in my life.
"It's cool to cry. It makes you feel better," Seven said, hugging me to his chest.
All I wanted was to see Big Mama. I needed to see her face. I needed to hear her voice. She probably thought of me as a whore now with Trish telling her about me staying with Darshon, but I would straighten it all out when we were face to face. And what was she thinking inviting a stranger to stay in her home? I was a stranger to Seven, yet, he had invited me to stay in his home, but it was totally different.
"Sorry,” I apologized for losing all self-control.
"Tell me about him."
I started at the beginning and told him about Mama, Daddy, Niecy, Macy, Marcie, then Trish.
He listened patiently and never interrupted, not even on the parts that made me cry.
"And that's why I can't go live with Big Mama, as much as I want to. Or she can even come live in the big house with me."
He nodded thoughtfully.
"Was your grandfather sick for a long time?"
"No. At least if he was, they didn't tell me. He was fine six months ago when I saw him at the funeral."
"Damn. You've been through a lot. No wonder you're the way you are."
"What is that supposed to mean?" I asked. "The way I am."
"You're kind of naive, Bari."
"Actually, I'm not naive at all, not anymore. I just sometimes feel like I was put on this earth just for other people to torture."
"Do you go to school?" He asked. I nodded. "Do you get teased at school?"
"Not at all. Actually, everybody always tells me how pretty I am."
"And you don't believe that?"
"I'm too dark."
"You're dark. You're not 'too' dark. You have hair down to the middle of your back, and it's yours. You have big brown eyes, you have a pretty smile and I don't mean no disrespect to you, but your body is bangin'." I immediately blushed, then got uncomfortable. "What'chu squirmin' for?" He laughed. "I'm keepin' it real."
"Thank you," I said quickly.
"Bari, I'm letting you know that I'm telling my father what my brother did to you. If he did it to you, he'll do it to somebody else. Do you understand?"
I nodded.
"I understand."
"That was fucked up, and he ain't getting away with it."
"Just let it go, please."
He didn't say he would or wouldn't. He just changed the subject.
Chapter 16
"I hate rental cars," Seven complained. "You never know who has touched the steering wheel before you."
I started laughing. We had a good flight with no problems. I was glad about that. The stewardess flirted with Seven openly, but when the male steward flirted with him, he decided he had enough.
"Maybe you should have bought a pair of gloves at the gift shop."
"I guess so, huh?" He sulked. "Do you know the way to Big Mama's house?"
"Of course. I've only taken this trip my whole life."
We drove for
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