How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon

Author:Kekla Magoon
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Them Kings is here. Rows and rows of them. Them cameras too. Rows and rows of them.

Vernie walks with her back tall. Straight to the microphones.

“Thank you for coming,” she says. She speaks good. My heavy heart rises; pride keeps it from falling right out my chest. The weight of all that sorrow.

Lord Jesus. My heart holds much too much today.

All the lights and the noise, a fierce sorta mess. Tina noses right against my skirts. Poor baby. I hold her close. I don’t know how it is inside her mind, and there ain’t no sense to make of this anyhow. I look up at the sky and will the hand of God: Come down. Protect her.

My daughter made it clear: My job today is Tina. Didn’t say nothing, just pushed her precious baby into my arms. There’s a job to do.

I’ve watched Vernie’s babies from the time they were new, half raised them, but when it came to looking out for Tina, that job was always Tariq’s, in a way. He took the role of big brother so serious. Tina loved that boy something powerful. I don’t know if she’ll ever understand why he’s gone. Or if I will.

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