“You know why I like that movie?” “Because you like my singing and know I like to swim?” “Ha! Well, that too. But no, I liked it ’cause the princess saved herself.” “No, she didn’t. Eric saved her, the prince. And her dad, the king.” “No, no,” she laughs, the light from the TV bouncing off her dark skin. “She saved herself from the sea long before that silly prince came flopping along. She took hold of her life, didn’t care what anyone else had to think or say. Even if they thought she was crazy, she did what she wanted, and folks just had to deal. Like when you cut off all your hair. You
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