Chapter 25

"Adam. Do you understand how rude that man was?"

Adam hesitated before nodding, and then he shrugged and finally he shook his head admitting that he had no idea. All he knew is that his mother was suddenly mad but it wasn‘t at him, so while her anger was bad, that part was good.

Stella studied him silently, considering what she would do next. There would be many teachable moments in her son‘s life. But was this one of them? He was just four months from being six years old and he didn‘t understand what had just happened. Maybe that was a good thing.

What finally made up her mind was her reaction to the situation. She‘d allowed that man to get the upper hand. She‘d allowed him to do to her what she had vowed that she‘d never allow a white person to do, and that was to get a rise out of her.