The Dear One (2010)
The Dear One
“REBECCA whispered loudly. She was closest to the window now, and I had to look past the outline of her stomach to see into the night, the attic smell of the mattress wafting up around me.
Downstairs, I heard Ma’s key in the door, then the sound of her heels clicking toward the den.
“I don’t care,” I said.
“You know what anybody does together?”
“I don’t care.”
“You ever been with a boy?”
“You’re so damned nosy. Why don’t you go to sleep already? Isn’t your baby tired?”
“No, he’s not tired, and I...’m telling your mother you cursed if you don’t answer my questions.”
“I don’t care if you tell my mother,” I lied.
“You too embarrassed to talk about it,” Rebecca said.
“I don’t want to talk about it with you. If anybody, I’d talk to Caesar.”
“Who’s Caesar? Your boyfriend?”
“Caesar’s a girl. She’s my best friend.”
“Who’d name their girl Caesar?”
“Her parents.”
“That’s a boy’s name. Where do rich people get these names from .MoreLess
Downstairs, I heard Ma’s key in the door, then the sound of her heels clicking toward the den.
“I don’t care,” I said.
“You know what anybody does together?”
“I don’t care.”
“You ever been with a boy?”
“You’re so damned nosy. Why don’t you go to sleep already? Isn’t your baby tired?”
“No, he’s not tired, and I...’m telling your mother you cursed if you don’t answer my questions.”
“I don’t care if you tell my mother,” I lied.
“You too embarrassed to talk about it,” Rebecca said.
“I don’t want to talk about it with you. If anybody, I’d talk to Caesar.”
“Who’s Caesar? Your boyfriend?”
“Caesar’s a girl. She’s my best friend.”
“Who’d name their girl Caesar?”
“Her parents.”
“That’s a boy’s name. Where do rich people get these names from .MoreLess
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