my grandmother made arrangements with two pullman car porters and a dining car waiter for tickets for herself, my brother , and me. she said she and i would go to california first and bailey would follow a month later .she said she didnt want to leave me without adult supervision,because i was a thirteen-year-old girl,bailey would be safe with uncle willie.bailey throught he was looking after uncle willie, but the truth was, uncle willie was looking after him.
by the time the train reached california, i had become too frightened to accept the idea that i was going to meet my mother at last. my grandmother took my hands. ,,sister, there is nothing to be scared for. she is your mother that's all. Weare not surprising her.
when she received my letter explaining how junior was growing up, she invinted us to come to california.'' grandmother rocked me in her arms and hummed. i calmed down. when we descended the train steps, I looked for someone who could be my mother. when i heard my grandmother's voice call out, I followed the voice and i knew she had made a mistake, but the pretty little woman with red lips and high heels come running to my granmother.