I Say a Little Prayer by E. Lynn Harris

Author:E. Lynn Harris [Harris, E. Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General, Fiction, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9780786289387
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2003-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

I took one last spoonful of raisin bran and picked up the ringing phone on the kitchen counter. Before I said hello, I put the Saturday edition of the Morning Show on mute. I usually didn’t answer the kitchen phone, because it didn’t have caller ID.

“Why didn’t you tell me you were singing at a revival?” It was my sister Belinda.

“I thought I told you, but if I didn’t, how did you find out?” I asked.

“Mama told me. And like her, I didn’t think I would ever hear my brother’s beautiful voice again. I’m thinking about coming with Mama and Daddy to the revival.”

I thought for a moment before saying, “Well, I’m not certain I’m going to do the revival.”

“What? That’s all Mama has been talking about. She and Daddy are so excited. Why aren’t you singing?”

“It’s a very long story.”

“I got time. Let me just shut the door to the kitchen,” Belinda said.

As I waited, I wondered how much I should tell Belinda.

“Okay, I’m back. Now, tell me what’s going on. I was going to check to see if I could take some time off and come down with Mama and Daddy and maybe stay a few days after they leave so we can visit.”

“What about your husband and kids?”

“They won’t even know I’m gone,” Belinda said mournfully. “To tell you the truth, one morning I might just get in my car and keep driving, right out of my neighborhood, past the school, and out of this city to some place where nobody knows me.”

“Are you all right?” I asked. I did not like the sound of my sister’s voice.

“I’m okay.” She sighed. “It’s just one of those days when I’m feeling sorry for myself. Wondering if life is just passing me by.”

“How long have you been feeling like this?” I was concerned about my sister, but at the same time, I was relieved to take the focus off of me.

“It comes and it goes,” Belinda said. “I don’t think I’m depressed or anything. Just disappointed by some of the opportunities I’ve let pass me by. That’s why I was so excited when Mama told me you were singing again. I always thought it was a big mistake when you didn’t go after a solo career when you left the group. Does your long story have something to do with that?”

“Not really,” I said quickly, then added, “Well, maybe just a little.”

“What?”

“Before I talk about that, I want to make sure you’re all right. I haven’t ever heard you sound so depressed.”

“All I need is to see my brother and hear that marvelous voice of his. That will cure whatever’s bothering me, and I know Mama will just die if you make them cancel the trip.”

“So they’re really excited, huh?” I already knew the answer to my question, but I’d done my best not to think about what my parents might say if I decided not to perform.

“It’s like they were going to the White House for dinner and President Clinton was still the commander in chief.

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