The Care And Feeding Of Exotic Pets - Plot & Excerpts
Winnie knew exactly where she was. Oren was taking her through Inglewood, west toward the airport. Manchester Avenue was six lanes wide and flat, a straight line through the traditionally black neighborhood of older homes, small shops and many churches. A lot of the stores were boarded up and out of business. Even the ‘for lease’ signs looked old and forgotten. Three middle-aged men clustered in front of a liquor store smoking cigarettes; one of them had a bottle in a brown paper bag. Winnie saw two young, white hipsters going into a restaurant that advertised ‘authentic soul food.’ She could hear them telling their friends later how cool it was, what brave pioneers they were. A young black teenaged girl laughed with a friend. Her bouncing, tightly curling hair reminded Winnie of Lacy. She closed her eyes. At that moment, she knew Lacy was sitting in class absently playing with her hair, twisting one ringlet around her finger as she had since she was a toddler. At home, the dog would be sleeping on the sofa.
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