The Tenant by Katrina Jackson

Author:Katrina Jackson [Jackson, Katrina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Katrina Jackson

I stop dead in my tracks, staring at those words, and the bullshit from a few seconds ago suddenly doesn’t matter at all. I take the first empty seat and sit down, looking around for the presenter.

Eventually, a woman with dark skin and long dreadlocks piled on top of her head moves to stand next to the projector. She takes a look around and smiles when her eyes meet mine. I’m just about to jump out of my chair when some white woman moves into the room with a wine glass in her hand and a too-big smile on her face.

“Alright, everyone, let’s get started. The Fleur Belle community is so excited to welcome Nina Marshall into our midst. Nina is a PhD student of History at Tulane, originally from Alexandria. She’s here doing research on local history, and tonight,” she says, smiling at us like we’re at a standup comedy show or some shit, “she’s going to tell us about the history of our Fleur Belle community.”

There’s polite applause around the room.

“Thank you so much, Lauren,” Nina says with a polite, professional smile. “I really appreciate the invitation to speak here, and I commend you all for trying to educate yourselves about the community where you now reside.”

There’s a crisp bite of judgment to her words, and I decide that I like her already.

Nina takes a sip of water and clicks the little remote in her hand, and the slide on the wall changes to a picture of a cotton field. Someone in the room gasps, and I can tell by the slight frown on Nina’s mouth that her presentation will not get easier.

She shrugs and dives in.

The next hour is the most uncomfortable of my life — or at least since I took a class on genocide in college — but as the clock ticks, I respect the fuck out of Nina for not pulling her punches.

I only wish every word didn’t make me realize that aunt Sophie has somehow gotten me in way over my head.

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