Motown and Didi: A Love StoryMotown lives in a burned-out building one floor above the rats, searching out jobs every day, working his muscles every night, keeping strong, surviving. Didi lives in her cool dream bubble, untouched by the Harlem heat that beats down on her brother until only drugs can soothe him. Didi escapes, without needles, in her tidy plans and stainless visions, etchings of ivycovered colleges where her true life will begin. Didi can survive inside her own safe mind, until Motown steps into her real world and makes it bearable. Together they can stand the often brutal present. What about the future? |
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... Mama ? " Didi took her mother's face in her hands and looked into the soft brown eyes , now oddly distant . " You okay ? ” " I'm tired , Didi , " she had said . Didi helped her into the bedroom and watched as she lay heavily across the ...
... Mama ? " Didi took her mother's face in her hands and looked into the soft brown eyes , now oddly distant . " You okay ? ” " I'm tired , Didi , " she had said . Didi helped her into the bedroom and watched as she lay heavily across the ...
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... Mama ? " " Don't cry , baby . ” Darlene Johnson patted her daugh- ter's hand . " You just do what you have to do . " " Mama , I feel so messed around . " Didi put her head down on her mother's shoulder . " If I stay here and go to ...
... Mama ? " " Don't cry , baby . ” Darlene Johnson patted her daugh- ter's hand . " You just do what you have to do . " " Mama , I feel so messed around . " Didi put her head down on her mother's shoulder . " If I stay here and go to ...
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... Mama ? Mama ? Oh my God ! CHAPTER XII " WHY DO I HAVE TO GO DOWN TO SOMEPLACE TO SEE him ? " Didi was wild - eyed and wild - haired and possessed with the demon of her fury . " Why ! Why ! " " It's a formality , miss , " the police ...
... Mama ? Mama ? Oh my God ! CHAPTER XII " WHY DO I HAVE TO GO DOWN TO SOMEPLACE TO SEE him ? " Didi was wild - eyed and wild - haired and possessed with the demon of her fury . " Why ! Why ! " " It's a formality , miss , " the police ...
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