The Death Artist
““So, McKinnon. Anything in particular we’re looking for?”
“Anything incriminating,” said Kate, trying to avoid the question.
“You wanna be more specific?”
“Just a routine search,” she said, pushing the car door open, coming face-to-face with a youngish black man, his hair wild and matted. “Beautiful lady . . . how you doin’ today?”
“I’m doing just fine,” said Kate, peeling off a couple of dollar bills.
Brown took her arm roughly, steered her toward the building. “Why’d you give that man money? ...You John D. Rockefeller, giving handouts to the poor?”
“I just haven’t been called beautiful in a while; is that okay with you?”
Brown shook his head. “People like you just don’t get it.”
“People like me?”
“That’s right. Rich people. White people. Liberals. You think you’re helping that man? You’re helping him all right–helping him stay just the way he is. But as long as it made you feel good, that’s all that matters, right?”
“You missed your calling, Brown.MoreLess
“Anything incriminating,” said Kate, trying to avoid the question.
“You wanna be more specific?”
“Just a routine search,” she said, pushing the car door open, coming face-to-face with a youngish black man, his hair wild and matted. “Beautiful lady . . . how you doin’ today?”
“I’m doing just fine,” said Kate, peeling off a couple of dollar bills.
Brown took her arm roughly, steered her toward the building. “Why’d you give that man money? ...You John D. Rockefeller, giving handouts to the poor?”
“I just haven’t been called beautiful in a while; is that okay with you?”
Brown shook his head. “People like you just don’t get it.”
“People like me?”
“That’s right. Rich people. White people. Liberals. You think you’re helping that man? You’re helping him all right–helping him stay just the way he is. But as long as it made you feel good, that’s all that matters, right?”
“You missed your calling, Brown.MoreLess
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