Child’s Grave by elaine, flickr
Jakayla cried when the white grandparents removed the cross where the baby’s body was found. Jakayla used to lay flowers there on her way home from school.
Juniper told her the white mother murdered her, then hid her body.
Jakayla could have babysat. She could have made the baby happy.
Published on October 15, 2022 06:27