Chapter 10
Erica and Linda wasted no time settling in and I found myself increasingly along for the ride, literally. I often rode in the passenger seat as Linda or Erica ventured out to master the highways and byways of the Triangle. For two people who used to live in one of the oldest and largest cities in the nation, the inner and outer Beltline confused them.
Erica’s trouble seemed connected to her job. She worked as a college athletic recruiter, so most of her time was spent on the road traveling from high school to high school searching for the next NCAA superstar. Left to her own devices, Linda got busy and acclimated. Within a month of moving, she joined her sorority’s graduate chapter, found a church to attend, and conquered one of the biggest hurdles any African American woman f
