“We put new carpeting in your bedroom. It’s a beautiful color. What color would you say it is, Amanda?” Amanda looked at her. “Beige,” she said. “It’s beige.” “Oh, I think it’s more sand,” my mother said. “Isn’t that what the salesman said it was called: desert sand? Anyway, it looks wonderful with the paint. Amanda, what would you call that shade of blue?” “Blue,” said Amanda, looking at me and rolling her eyes. “I’d call it blue.”
