Chapter 29
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“WE MADE THIS food hours ago. Started out as a cooking lesson for Nellie. Didn’t realize we’d be having company.”
Juba took Nellie’s hand. “We’re so sorry for everything that happened, Mabel, and Nellie, pleasure to meet you. Bodee told me about you and you seem like a nice girl.”
“She is a nice girl,” Mabel corrected. Nellie took her mother’s hand. “Thank you so much, Madame Juba. Please excuse my appearance—I’m not dressed proper to meet you because I’m having a terrible day.”
“I understand, sweetie. We all came over to help deal with the reason for your bad day. You can drop the madame and call me Juba.”
“As you please, but what’s your last name?”
“My family Ashanti—no last name, but our first name has meaning.”
Bodee jumped in. “Juba’s first name means Monday,
