Forbidden (2016)
“He liked onions with the eggs, so she was chopping one when he sauntered in.
“Good morning, Eddy.”
She didn’t look up. “Good morning.”
He came over to the table. “You know, it’s a shame your skin is so dark. You’re well spoken, clean, mannerly. You’d make someone a perfect wife, but—”
She did look up then. “Do you always insult women with knives in their hands, Mr. Brown?”
Upon viewing the gleaming blade, his eyes widened. “Uh, um . . . ”
She pointed said knife at the d...oorway. “Leave.”
“I wasn’t trying to insult you. I was just stating fact.”
“Go!”
He bid a hasty retreat.
Wondering where he’d been when the Good Lord began handing out brains, she went back to what she’d been doing.
Once his breakfast was ready, she took the piled-high plate out to the dining room, placed it on the table in front of him, and without a word returned to the kitchen.MoreLess
“Good morning, Eddy.”
She didn’t look up. “Good morning.”
He came over to the table. “You know, it’s a shame your skin is so dark. You’re well spoken, clean, mannerly. You’d make someone a perfect wife, but—”
She did look up then. “Do you always insult women with knives in their hands, Mr. Brown?”
Upon viewing the gleaming blade, his eyes widened. “Uh, um . . . ”
She pointed said knife at the d...oorway. “Leave.”
“I wasn’t trying to insult you. I was just stating fact.”
“Go!”
He bid a hasty retreat.
Wondering where he’d been when the Good Lord began handing out brains, she went back to what she’d been doing.
Once his breakfast was ready, she took the piled-high plate out to the dining room, placed it on the table in front of him, and without a word returned to the kitchen.MoreLess
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