Little Gale Gumbo (2011)
Little Gale Gumbo
“The dreaded reunion came on a bitterly cold afternoon. It was Josie who saw him first, on her way back from the village with Camille and Dahlia. He was pressed against the railing on Ben’s porch, his hands shoved under his armpits, the collar of his thin coat flipped up, the flaming points of his hair poking out from under his cap like sparks from a dry-wood fire, a short cigarette dangling from his chapped lips, two cases at his feet.
Josie heard her mother suck in a sharp breath behind her, b...ut it was Dahlia who said, “Oh, fuck.”
“Dahlia Rose,” Camille said softly. “Let’s keep our wits now.”
She took their mittened hands, squeezing them reassuringly.
“Look at y’all,” Charles said, grinning as they approached. “All y’all look like Eskimos!”
Panicked, Josie looked to her sister, but Dahlia’s eyes were hard on Charles, as level as their mother’s. Josie looked down, hoping he wouldn’t call on her first, but he did.
“You in there, Julep?” Charles reached out to pry apart the thick shell of her puffy hood.MoreLess
Josie heard her mother suck in a sharp breath behind her, b...ut it was Dahlia who said, “Oh, fuck.”
“Dahlia Rose,” Camille said softly. “Let’s keep our wits now.”
She took their mittened hands, squeezing them reassuringly.
“Look at y’all,” Charles said, grinning as they approached. “All y’all look like Eskimos!”
Panicked, Josie looked to her sister, but Dahlia’s eyes were hard on Charles, as level as their mother’s. Josie looked down, hoping he wouldn’t call on her first, but he did.
“You in there, Julep?” Charles reached out to pry apart the thick shell of her puffy hood.MoreLess
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