You Are Free: Stories by Danzy Senna

Author:Danzy Senna [Senna, Danzy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Literary, Short Stories (Single Author), African American, Contemporary Women
ISBN: 9781594485077
Google: xS77VPjoRLQC
Amazon: 1594485070
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011-05-03T05:00:00+00:00

Christopher dragged Ramona’s giant suitcase across the gravel to the house while Livy unlatched Dessa from the car seat.

Ramona stood beside her, taking deep hungry breaths of the thin air.

“It’s so fucking sweet, Liv, really, to see you happy. And this baby!” She pinched Dessa’s cheek and made a loud, harsh kissing sound at the baby’s startled face. “Such a chunky monkey. How can you stand it? Don’t you just want to eat her up?”

Dessa hid her face in the crook of Livy’s neck.

They moved toward the house together, but before they started up the steps, Ramona leaned in to whisper to Livy. “Listen,” she said, hanging back. “Is there a health food store anywhere near here?”

Livy laughed. “Are you kidding? This place is lousy with health food.”

“Good.” Ramona looked over her shoulder to the open door of the house. Christopher had disappeared inside. “Because the thing is, I haven’t gone, you know, Number Two, in days. I mean days. It’s horrible.” She placed a hand on her belly. “I need some help, and naturopaths are great at this kind of thing. This is where they really shine. Can you take me there? I’m desperate.”

Dessa squirmed and whined in Livy’s arms, tossing her head back like a broken puppet. “Sorry, but I have to put Dessa down for her nap,” Livy said. “She has to stay on her schedule.”

“Oh, right,” Ramona said, glancing at the baby. “Well, just tell me where the Whole Foods is. I’ll find it. I’m a New Yorker. I can find my way around anywhere.”

Livy gave her directions and the car keys and a moment later stood in a cloud of dust watching Ramona drive off in her car.

Christopher came out into the driveway. “She’s intense,” he said.

“Good intense or bad intense?”

“Just intense.”

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