This time she drove. All the way to the La -
This time she drove. All the way to the La -
She pulled me into a hug, so short she had to stand on her toes to kiss my cheek. ‘I’m so proud -
She pulled me into a hug, so short she had to stand on her toes to kiss my cheek. ‘I’m so proud -
I just laughed and shook my head, finally folding the score sheet and slipping it into my pocket. Resolving not to obsess over it. ‘Yes Auntie, you are the coolest Mom that ever mommed.’ Tiffany -
I just laughed and shook my head, finally folding the score sheet and slipping it into my pocket. Resolving not to obsess over it. ‘Yes Auntie, you are the coolest Mom that ever mommed.’ Tiffany -
I chuckled and smiled at her. “If we ever find ourselves in a situation where we shouldn’t drive, call you, day or night. No questions asked.”
‘Good… and remember that. Because if I find out otherwise I won’t hesitate -
I chuckled and smiled at her. “If we ever find ourselves in a situation where we shouldn’t drive, call you, day or night. No questions asked.”
‘Good… and remember that. Because if I find out otherwise I won’t hesitate -
‘You should be proud of today Jacob. And now… you respect the privilege and don’t do anything to have that privilege taken away.’ She patted my -
‘You should be proud of today Jacob. And now… you respect the privilege and don’t do anything to have that privilege taken away.’ She patted my -
I knew that she was referring to -
I knew that she was referring to -
‘He does, but it’s different there. I won’t tell you that there are no troubles but there are a lot of Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx who have bought land off of -
‘He does, but it’s different there. I won’t tell you that there are no troubles but there are a lot of Kwih-dich-chuh-ahtx who have bought land off of -
‘No, Embry’s blood quantum is higher than mine. But there was a reason why he took his test on summer vacation in Neah Bay.’ She explained. So apparently Momma T knew how to say it politely.
“But… he still has a -
‘No, Embry’s blood quantum is higher than mine. But there was a reason why he took his test on summer vacation in Neah Bay.’ She explained. So apparently Momma T knew how to say it politely.
“But… he still has a -
“Embry didn’t have this problem, did he?” I asked her.
Tiffany sipped her coffee and sighed. ‘Things like this are different for Embry and me.’
“Because you're part white? But Embry isn’t…” I wasn’t sure of a polite way -
“Embry didn’t have this problem, did he?” I asked her.
Tiffany sipped her coffee and sighed. ‘Things like this are different for Embry and me.’
“Because you're part white? But Embry isn’t…” I wasn’t sure of a polite way -
I laughed. I remembered her taking Embry out driving when he was learning and it was probably the only time I had ever seen Tiffany be a bit of a tyrant. She had always been more of a -
I laughed. I remembered her taking Embry out driving when he was learning and it was probably the only time I had ever seen Tiffany be a bit of a tyrant. She had always been more of a -
“You don’t think that he was…” I started.
‘I do… he was trying to find as many faults as he could, Jacob.. and you STILL passed.’ She patted my hand as the waitress set down our pie. “Thank you, Cora.” I smiled at her.
Tiffany thanked her too and when we -
“You don’t think that he was…” I started.
‘I do… he was trying to find as many faults as he could, Jacob.. and you STILL passed.’ She patted my hand as the waitress set down our pie. “Thank you, Cora.” I smiled at her.
Tiffany thanked her too and when we -
‘Jacob… I know that you are a good driver. Your father -
‘Jacob… I know that you are a good driver. Your father -
‘Okay… pie it is. Get in kid. You and I need to talk.’ She climbed into the passenger seat of her own car and I wasn’t left with much of a choice; I drove us to the diner.
While we waited for our pie, Tiffany nursed a coffee while I analysed the sheet of paper again and -
‘Okay… pie it is. Get in kid. You and I need to talk.’ She climbed into the passenger seat of her own car and I wasn’t left with much of a choice; I drove us to the diner.
While we waited for our pie, Tiffany nursed a coffee while I analysed the sheet of paper again and -
‘How about you let me buy you a slice of pie, to celebrate… and we can talk about it?’ Momma T leaned on the car. ‘Unless you want to go right home and tell your dad the good news?’
“I doubt my dad will even want me driving with scores like these,” I muttered, again… Damn… was I -
‘How about you let me buy you a slice of pie, to celebrate… and we can talk about it?’ Momma T leaned on the car. ‘Unless you want to go right home and tell your dad the good news?’
“I doubt my dad will even want me driving with scores like these,” I muttered, again… Damn… was I -
As we walked outside, Tiffany pushed my hand back when I tried to give back the keys to her car. ‘Why don’t you drive us home? You have a license… might as well use it.’
“Barely…” I muttered, but I nodded and agreed to drive. She had done me a huge favour, I could at the very least drive her -
As we walked outside, Tiffany pushed my hand back when I tried to give back the keys to her car. ‘Why don’t you drive us home? You have a license… might as well use it.’
“Barely…” I muttered, but I nodded and agreed to drive. She had done me a huge favour, I could at the very least drive her -
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She took hold of the corner of the clipboard and pulled, encouraging me to let go. ‘We can talk about the rest later.’ She promises. I let go and she slipped it back to where I had taken it from. I filled out the application and left -
She took hold of the corner of the clipboard and pulled, encouraging me to let go. ‘We can talk about the rest later.’ She promises. I let go and she slipped it back to where I had taken it from. I filled out the application and left -
A hand squeezed my knee again. ‘Jake… let’s just -
A hand squeezed my knee again. ‘Jake… let’s just -
‘Of course you don’t.’ He huffed and now Tiffany straightened and cleared her throat.
‘If you could just tell us where the find to application form we can take care of that, and you get can back to your tests.’ She smiled at him. ‘We would greatly appreciate it.’
He grunted at -
‘Of course you don’t.’ He huffed and now Tiffany straightened and cleared her throat.
‘If you could just tell us where the find to application form we can take care of that, and you get can back to your tests.’ She smiled at him. ‘We would greatly appreciate it.’
He grunted at -