“She had cal-luses as big as walnuts. I knew it was because of her walking around 250Mar y Monroeoutside, stepping on rocks and other debris in her bare feet so much when she was relaxing at her house. “If you used Vaseline you wouldn’t have to do that,” I advised, frowning at the dead skin floating on top of the water in the pan. I stood in front of her, stretching and yawning as I removed my coat. Lillimae shook her head. “My skin’s too far gone for that. It wouldn’t even absorb no Vaseline. T...he soles of my feet are so tough, last month I stepped on a nail and I didn’t even bleed.” “And everybody thinks that white skin is so fragile.” I sighed and crossed over to the television to turn on the eleven o’clock news. Before I knew what was going on, Lillimae gasped. “Listen to that,” she hollered, waving her arms. “Move out the way!” I stumbled backward and moved off to the side of the television and listened to a special news report. I could not believe my ears.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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