Ice
“Andrews 4 Allies I decided not to tell Mama. Both she and Daddy were watching television when I arrived. I tried to be very quiet about it, but the moment I opened the door. Mama was up and in the living room doorway.
"Where's Shawn?" she asked looking past me. "Didn't he escort you to the door?" I shook my head. "Doesn't surprise me." Daddy called from the living room, "And that doesn't surprise me," Mama shot back. She threw a suspicious glance at me and said. "Well, come in and tell us how i...t was." "Fine," I said. "Fine? That's it? Fine?" Daddy looked up at me. "I heard he took you to the Kit-Kat. They got Barry Jones playing there. right?" I nodded. "See, Lena, you didn't want to go there when I asked you to go last month, and here Ice goes and has a good time. Talented combo. What did they do?" "Ellington, some Benny Goodman, a good Miles Davis," I recited, Daddy's eyes lit up. "Oh, that you can talk about in detail, but when I ask you a question. I get 'fine.' What's all this talk about the music?MoreLess
"Where's Shawn?" she asked looking past me. "Didn't he escort you to the door?" I shook my head. "Doesn't surprise me." Daddy called from the living room, "And that doesn't surprise me," Mama shot back. She threw a suspicious glance at me and said. "Well, come in and tell us how i...t was." "Fine," I said. "Fine? That's it? Fine?" Daddy looked up at me. "I heard he took you to the Kit-Kat. They got Barry Jones playing there. right?" I nodded. "See, Lena, you didn't want to go there when I asked you to go last month, and here Ice goes and has a good time. Talented combo. What did they do?" "Ellington, some Benny Goodman, a good Miles Davis," I recited, Daddy's eyes lit up. "Oh, that you can talk about in detail, but when I ask you a question. I get 'fine.' What's all this talk about the music?MoreLess
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