Damned If I Do by Percival Everett

Author:Percival Everett
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-55597-048-2
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Published: 2012-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

Over the next weeks, sightings of Daniel and his truck proved problematic for some. He was accosted by two big white men in a ’72 Monte Carlo in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on Two Notch Road.

“What are you doing with that on your truck, boy?” the bigger of the two asked.

“Flying it proudly,” Daniel said, noticing the rebel front plate on the Chevrolet. “Just like you, brothers.”

The confused second man took a step toward Daniel. “What did you call us?”

“Brothers.”

The second man pushed Daniel in the chest with two extended fists, but not terribly hard.

“I don’t want any trouble,” Daniel told them.

Then a Volkswagen with four black teenagers parked in the slot beside Daniel’s truck and they jumped out, staring and looking serious. “What’s going on?” the driver and largest of the teenagers asked.

“They were admiring our flag,” Daniel said, pointing to his truck.

The teenagers were confused.

“We fly the flag proudly, don’t we, young brothers?” Daniel gave a bent-arm, black-power, closed-fist salute. “Don’t we?” he repeated. “Don’t we?”

“Yeah,” the young men said.

The white men had backed away to their car. They slipped into it and drove away.

Daniel looked at the teenagers and, with as serious a face as he could manage, he said, “Get a flag and fly it proudly.”

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