Because We Are: A Novel Of Haiti - Plot & Excerpts
The Sun peaks up over the horizon, turning the sky a brilliant orange. Libète stares out the window, her head resting on the door frame. Dimanche is at the wheel, his head so full of mercurial thought it seems it could spill out and over. When she lays eyes upon Twa Bebe, her heart leaps. She never expected to feel joy in returning. The truck slows to a stop and the two get out. — Which tent is yours? Libète points. Dimanche offers a small nod, his face turning to a scowl. He rips open the tent and storms in, pulling her Uncle up and out into the open air. The man is horrified. What is it? What have I done? I’m sorry! he cries out. Dimanche releases him, stepping away while her Uncle cowers. He is bleary-eyed, hungover. — You pathetic, little man, Dimanche spits. While you were off wasting your money, you let your niece get taken. He stepped even closer and reached toward the stunned man, pulling him up by the collar of his yellowed shirt. If I hear of you letting anything else happen to this girl, don’t be surprised when you are the one who disappears in the night!
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