A few days later Mommy came home with a new kind of drink, in a blue glass bottle. Sally asked, “What do you want, to not tattle on us?”
Naiomi asked, “Show me how to paint my fingernails like yours?” Her big sister sighed and agreed, “Okay. I asked her if I could try some. Jamal played his toy guitar, I played a couple of upside-down pails as drums, and the girls sang. Mommy told me, “I have to go do confession. It was like we were destined to be together. And what do you want, Kevin?”
I hopefully replied, “Get us some sodas and make popcorn when the movie comes on?” The older girls gave us root beers and popcorn, and went upstairs when the movie started at eight. –
The day after school ended in the spring, I got a terrible shock. I did it! We went to Sally’s room and peeked around the corner. To me, she was nearly a growed-up. I asked them why. I didn’t know any, or what they looked like; but jabs, krauts, and naggas sounded really bad to me. My big sister left for school and Daddy walked out of the bathroom.
