Operation Yes (2009)
“Gari trailed her mom down the hallway, talking steadily to her mom’s back, as if it weren’t moving away from her. “I have it all worked out. I can stay here, and you won’t have to worry because I’ll be —”
Her mom stopped at the end of the hallway and looked up at a cord dangling from the ceiling.
“— staying with Tandi,” finished Gari.
Gari’s mom yanked at the cord. A set of attic stairs unfolded, creaking and popping. The springs that held them together swayed like they were going to break.
“Ta...ndi isn’t family. I want you to be with family while I’m gone.”
“Maybe I could stay with Tandi until … you know … until the Army or somebody could find … could find … I mean, I do have other family … if we knew where —”
“No,” her mom said. She shook the stairs to make sure they were locked in place. Little puffs of dust clouded the air. “If your dad was going to show up, he would have done it by now. It’s always been you and me. Always.”
Gari watched the dust drift down and pushed her glasses tightly against her nose.MoreLess
Her mom stopped at the end of the hallway and looked up at a cord dangling from the ceiling.
“— staying with Tandi,” finished Gari.
Gari’s mom yanked at the cord. A set of attic stairs unfolded, creaking and popping. The springs that held them together swayed like they were going to break.
“Ta...ndi isn’t family. I want you to be with family while I’m gone.”
“Maybe I could stay with Tandi until … you know … until the Army or somebody could find … could find … I mean, I do have other family … if we knew where —”
“No,” her mom said. She shook the stairs to make sure they were locked in place. Little puffs of dust clouded the air. “If your dad was going to show up, he would have done it by now. It’s always been you and me. Always.”
Gari watched the dust drift down and pushed her glasses tightly against her nose.MoreLess
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