Chapter 51

He smiled. "I‘m not that handsome, granny."

"Hush you! You got the Pranger eyes."

He smiled. "So does my son."

"Oh yes, you have a son. But you can‘t tell your daddy that he‘s a black. Your Uncle Lloyd might hurt him. Your Uncle Lloyd is just like my daddy. He hurt the niggers."

"Granny that word…we don‘t use that anymore. It hurts people. It hurts the people that work here and they are here to help you." Jewel blinked and looked around at all the black faces.

"Oh my…" She covered her face with a shaky hand. "Sometimes I forget things. I forget where I am."

"I know granny." He held her hand. "Granny, I have to ask you something."

"Sure, Riley. Are you okay?"

"Yes. But…it‘s about Sully and the rest of them."

"Mmm," she pursed her lips into one of distaste.

"Why don‘t you like Sully?"