Growing up, Lydia was considered country even for Weeks Island, never abandoning her Creole for English as so many other people did. So her name was always pronounced “Leeedja,” the E’s going down like a slide, and the ja a quick uppercut. And Lydia, this country girl, loved Galveston. She couldn’t be happier to leave Weeks Island, and quickly got herself a boyfriend—saying “buwahfrien” in her Creole accent, laughing at this found luck of a new life away from Weeks Island.
