The House You Pass On the Way
“Sometimes, sitting at dinner, Trout would say something that made Mama smile. In those moments, Staggerlee felt like her heart would break open. Her mother didn’t smile much, and the scarce times when her face lit up were amazing. Maybe Trout felt it too. She started talking more and more after a while, telling funny stories about Baltimore and her family. One night, Staggerlee caught Trout staring at Mama, watching the way she lifted a slice of corn bread to her mouth, and she knew in that mom...ent that Trout had begun to look past all the mean things Ida Mae must have said about them.
“Did our grandparents love you?” Trout asked one evening at dinner.
“What kind of question is that?” Dotti asked, nearly choking on her rice.
Trout glared at her, then turned back to Mama. Staggerlee smiled.
“We never met,” Mama said. “Ida Mae never told you?”
Trout shook her head, not taking her eyes off Mama.
“Elijah and I had planned to come at the end of the summer of sixty-nine. He had written them about us and they had written back saying they were looking forward to meeting me.”MoreLess
“Did our grandparents love you?” Trout asked one evening at dinner.
“What kind of question is that?” Dotti asked, nearly choking on her rice.
Trout glared at her, then turned back to Mama. Staggerlee smiled.
“We never met,” Mama said. “Ida Mae never told you?”
Trout shook her head, not taking her eyes off Mama.
“Elijah and I had planned to come at the end of the summer of sixty-nine. He had written them about us and they had written back saying they were looking forward to meeting me.”MoreLess
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