Close Call
Ma comes over the next day with the stuff I asked for just like she said she would. It’s stuffed in a big black garbage bag, and I wonder how she carried it to and from the bus stop.
“You’re not gonna be over here that long,” she tells me, assuming that’s why I wanted the clothes. Ma has a thing about us asking Auntie Grace for too much. Now that I finally know what went on when she was a teenager, it all makes sense to me.
I decide to tell Ma about the money I gave to Kenny and my plan to sell some clothes in case he doesn’t pay me back. “I wanted my money doubled so there’d be a good amount to use towards Michigan,” I begin, thinking if I give her a good reason off the bat, she’ll be more understanding of the second part. She likes for us to be upfront with her. She always
