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Chapter 48
The content as well as the way Angelica phrased her last statement captured Bette’s attention and caused her to intensify her gaze to a laser focus. “What do you mean” Bette asks trying to keep her voice calm. ‘Now maybe we’re getting to it” she thinks.
Angelica shifts a little in her seat, feeling the sudden intensity of Bette’s gaze. She knows what she’s implied but now wonders if she has said too much. The way Bette’s eyes are burning into her is giving her pause to think but somehow she needs to get this out.
Bette feeling Angelica loose her traction tries to keep her talking, “What questions have you asked your Mother that she hasn’t answered to your satisfaction?”
Angelica doesn’t need prompting twice. She quickly decides that she hasn’t mis-spoke that this is the direction she’s wants to go. Once her mind was made up she opens up her arms with her palms outstretched and begins. “Bette look at me … what do you see?”
At first Bette wasn’t quite sure what point Angie was trying to make. Furrowing her forehead Bette concentrated on what Angie was implying. This gave Bette a stern look that matched her cautious tone, “I see a smart, articulate young woman whoa has the best part of her life yet in front of her.”
Angie while flattered was a little exasperated by Bette’s answer. “No Bette … that’s not it!”
She then asks again. “What do you see?” This time putting more emphasis on the word see.
Now Bette really looks stern as she stares in at Angie.
Angie can’t wait for her response. “Oh come on Bette, you of all people should see this. LOOK AT ME! What am I? That’s my question. WHAT AM I?”
Angie can see the look of confusion cloud Bette’s face. If she wasn’t as exasperated she would look deeper and see the look of guilt shoot across as well.
Having come this far she now isn’t able to wait to get out what’s been burning in her heart for so long. “Bette what am I? Am I Black …. Or white? I don’t know. What would you say?”
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unfortunately the world is cruel and even though we have come along way skin color is still a very big issue. Hopefully Bette can help her sort it out.
Jennifer Beals said @ L5 that while growing up, she often felt “less than” or “other” not being black or white. Maybe that’s why she campaigned for Obama. She sees herself in him. Can you imagine this beautiful, talented, intelligent young girl felt so inadequate? What a tragedy. PPVS.
My kids are biracial. My 5 year-old daughter has beautiful big brown eyes, and pretty brown curls, people are always commenting on how pretty and exotic her looks are, but she always says she wants straight,blond hair and blue eyes. It makes me so sad when she says it, and I have no idea where it comes from, I guess the media and school. I hope Bette can share her experience of being “other” with Angie, and hopefully it will help. I love this story, PPS.
How many PURE whites do we know.? My Dad can off a reservation in Okla. My Mother was German Blond,blue eye and milky skin. Dad was dark skin,black eyes and black hair. We all turned out different I love who I am. Bette has been there and if anyone can help Angie is Bette. If Angie knew the love that was ther with her Mom and Bette.She would know it wasnt bad,It was the person that was the one that was inadequate. So let hope Bette can get Tina to talk with Angie in Bette present thanks
i’m so glad bette can be there for angelica because she herself went through this
im always amazed but then not what goes on in kids minds. i married a mexican/german. i 2 have light kids 2 darker kids. my daughter (3 sons) was the only one that had ‘things’ said about her. but we live in a place where everyone whos important, ‘normal’ are white. very interesting development. thx
WOW!!! I am glad Bette got Angie to open up. Now maybe both Bette and Tina can help Angie. Thanks
Bette and Tina need to talk and help Angie out !
I bet if we all knew exactly who all our ancestors were we’d all be in for a surprise here and there, especially, but not exclusively those of us in the “New World”. Like bettyv, there is some Native American in my family, though no one every seemed to think we were anything but white (not unusual not only among Hispanics but among descendants of older Anglo and French immigrants), so I never had those moments Angelica and Bette faced. When the scientists announced a few years ago that DNA confirmed we were all one big dysfunctional family, I went “Thanks, tell me something I don’t know” I’d hoped by the time this story is set it wouldn’t be anything for anyone to make a big deal over other than to know where one came from.
Wow, that was intense. I never thought what a child may think; how they arrive at truths. We know how Tina beget Angelica, but I guess she did not know and to logic that a bad thing happened, and that bad thing must be rape…just intense! She’s too smart! I love how she defend her mother’s love for her; and my heart tears for her feeling unworthy. Great story; please post soon. Can’t wait for the ‘reunion’. Thanks for sharing.
Kids can be cruel but mostly they get this kind of thinginkg from there parents it doesnt matter what the difrence is.I have a ahnducap son and well the comments are mostly the same isnt it sad that we live in such a modern world but some people are still have the”Old Thoughts” in there Head…Its the Color of your Skin,your Sexual Orientation or…or..or its Time to grow…Or Not
Such powerful words, perfectly written. My blonde-haired, blue-eyed, fair-skinned sister has felt hurt and infuriated over the years by ignorant strangers that assume her oldest daughter is adopted because she has brown eyes, dark hair and beautiful olive skin. My sister’s husband is of Italian/ Greek decent. My heart goes out to Bette having to explain this on her own.
another powerful chapter! kids can really be cruel sometimes. i have faith that both tina and bette will be able to make angelica see that she was a product of a great love and not of something bad.
Now we’re getting to the crux of the matter where Bette can be of extreme importance in the way Angelica feels about herself. But first we must get Tina to them. Now I won’t go any further Jwet. lol Great chapter. PPS
Both Bette and Tina have done a disservice to Angelica. Tina for not being up front with her and Bette for setting this disaster in motion.