Midnight Robber
Chapter One
Come Jour Ouvert morning, Tan-Tan was afraid to even self get out of
bed. She had asked her mother the rules of the fight over and over
till Ione got fed up and refused to repeat them any more. Tan-Tan
knew the rules in her own head by now. As she opened her eyes she
started to recite them like a mantra. Daddy would be all right.
"Young Mistress," said eshu softly. "Ione say is time to get up now.
She say to clean your teeth and take a shower, then put on your best
frock, the white one with the sailor collar"
Tan-Tan got out of bed. She went outside through the bedroom doors
that led to the back verandah. The morning was looking dreary, oui.
Papa Sun was hiding his face behind one big mako cloud. Rainflies
flitted everywhere, dancing on their wings in anticipation of a
wetting. Tan-Tan went to her bathroom, washed ... read full excerpt from Midnight Robber ebook
