I Came Home From Work and Found My Baby in a Condition I Will Never Forget – The Archivist

is Marcus Webb. He goes to Jefferson High.”

My mother’s face had gone pale. “You’ve been seeing a boy from the public school.”

“He’s a good person, Mom. He comes from a good family.”

My father cut in. “What does his father do?”

“He lives with his uncle. He works at an auto shop.”

The silence that followed lasted eleven seconds. I counted.

Then my father continue reading …