This word, the people in it- my mother, Tantine- they sort us. Put us in crates. are an egg. are a potato. are a cabbage. They tell us who we are. What we will do. What we will be."
"Because they're afraid. Afraid of what we be." Tavi said.
"But we let them do it!" Hugo said angrily. "Why?"
"Tavi gave him a rueful smile. "Because we're afraid of what we could be, too.
"Because they're afraid. Afraid of what we be." Tavi said.
"But we let them do it!" Hugo said angrily. "Why?"
"Tavi gave him a rueful smile. "Because we're afraid of what we could be, too.
( Jennifer Donnelly )
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