Bayou Whispers
With the home open to the elements, Nana grabbed Jeannine, and she in turn grabbed her mother’s small hand.
Cassandra was in her Mardi Gras outfit, with white skeleton makeup on her black skin, wearing a karabela dress of cobalt blue. Little animal bones tied together with a bit of leather hung from her neck.
But . . . she was small, not tall like Nana. Why was Mamma so small? young Jeannine thought.
Nana’s hand was sweaty. She was nervous, Jeannine knew. The wringing hands always gave her away. But she had Nana and her mother, so there was nothing to fear. They would all be okay.
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