Rebel Without a Cake (2014)
“If there had ever been a lawn, it had disappeared a while ago.
“This may take a few minutes,” Kale warned. “Come on inside so you don’t have to wait in the heat.”
I didn’t want to move, but I wasn’t in the mood to bake either so I followed him up an uneven sidewalk to the back door. We stepped into a tiny kitchen with cluttered counters and dirty dishes strewn over the table. I thought there might be chairs around the table, but it was hard to be sure. All I could really see were empty ...plastic bags and stacks of paper. A small window unit blew cool air into the room, and I could hear a television playing somewhere in another part of the house. The scents of sausage and old coffee hung heavily in the air.
Kale wiped his feet on a mat and I followed his example. “Ma?” he shouted. “We got a visitor.”
The television went silent and Nettie appeared in the doorway wearing a curious expression.MoreLess
“This may take a few minutes,” Kale warned. “Come on inside so you don’t have to wait in the heat.”
I didn’t want to move, but I wasn’t in the mood to bake either so I followed him up an uneven sidewalk to the back door. We stepped into a tiny kitchen with cluttered counters and dirty dishes strewn over the table. I thought there might be chairs around the table, but it was hard to be sure. All I could really see were empty ...plastic bags and stacks of paper. A small window unit blew cool air into the room, and I could hear a television playing somewhere in another part of the house. The scents of sausage and old coffee hung heavily in the air.
Kale wiped his feet on a mat and I followed his example. “Ma?” he shouted. “We got a visitor.”
The television went silent and Nettie appeared in the doorway wearing a curious expression.MoreLess
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