Happy WIP Wednesday!
Hopefully soon we’ll be ready to start sharing part two of The Black Parade Series (working title: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge) but in the meantime, here’s a small snippet:
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“Michael!”
Luke greets him with joyous gusto as Michael wanders up to their stall in the market, and Michael smiles as the young boy runs over to meet him. “You came!”
“‘Course I came. I promised, didn’t I?”
“We got you some stuff! Your apartment is gonna be way more fun colors now.”
“Oh, yeah?”
“Uh-huh, come see!”
He looks to Aleta, who’s busy making a sale, waiting for her smile and nod of permission before following Luke around to the back. Namoi sits with a large loom, apparently working on a blanket by the look of it. It’s newly begun but already gorgeous, vibrant shades of blue and green in a striped pattern.
“Nana, look who’s here!”
“Glad to see you again, Michael. How’re you feeling today?”
He purses his lips and shrugs. “Hanging in there.” He holds his hand out for her to see the manageable tremor. “And really grateful for that peach cobbler y’all brought by.”
“It’s the best, huh?” Luke chimes in. “Sometimes we make it with real peaches instead of canned peaches.”
“They’re both “real” peaches, silly,” Naomi points out, “You mean that the cobbler for Michael was from canned peaches and sometimes we have fresh ones we can use instead.”
“Yeah, but I just meant the fresh ones taste realler.”
Michael laughs. “I get what you’re saying, but believe me it was delicious just the way y’all made it.”
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