“What are you talking about?” Grandmama shook her head. “To be so smart you sure are dumb.” Still baffled, Daddy looked at me. I shrugged even though every nerve in my body was riddled with trepidation. He is going to lose his mind. “Grandmama,” I said, my eyes pleading, “not right now. Please.” Her eyes moved to my left hand before bouncing back to my face. “Why? There isn’t anything to be ashamed of, sweetheart.” I looked at Hendrix, and he smiled down at me before touching the tip of my nose with his index finger. “It’s all right. I’m man enough to explain.”
