The Invention of Wings: a Novel
“I didn’t know who was arrested and who wasn’t. I didn’t know if Denmark was safe or sorry, or both. Sarah said it was best to stay off the streets, but by Wednesday, I couldn’t wait anymore. I found Nina and told her I needed a pass to get some molasses. She wrote it out and said, “Be careful.”
Denmark was in the bedroom of his house, stuffing clothes and money in a knapsack. Susan led me back there, her eyes bloodshot with crying. I stood in the doorway and breathed the heavy air, and thought,... It all came to nothing, but he’s still here.
There was an iron bed against the wall covered with the quilt I’d made to hide the list of names. The black triangles were laid out perfect on the red squares, but they looked sad to me now. Like a bird funeral.
I said to him, “So, where’re you going?”
Susan started to cry, and he said, “Woman, if you’re going to make all that noise, do it somewhere else.”
She pushed past me through the door, sniffling, saying, “Go on to your other wife then.”MoreLess
Denmark was in the bedroom of his house, stuffing clothes and money in a knapsack. Susan led me back there, her eyes bloodshot with crying. I stood in the doorway and breathed the heavy air, and thought,... It all came to nothing, but he’s still here.
There was an iron bed against the wall covered with the quilt I’d made to hide the list of names. The black triangles were laid out perfect on the red squares, but they looked sad to me now. Like a bird funeral.
I said to him, “So, where’re you going?”
Susan started to cry, and he said, “Woman, if you’re going to make all that noise, do it somewhere else.”
She pushed past me through the door, sniffling, saying, “Go on to your other wife then.”MoreLess
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