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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... hallway there was fear - three against one was time for fear . Motown swung again and hit another one of them . The third put a fat hand in Motown's face and pushed him against the wall . His head hit hard . There was a moment of confu ...
... hallway there was fear - three against one was time for fear . Motown swung again and hit another one of them . The third put a fat hand in Motown's face and pushed him against the wall . His head hit hard . There was a moment of confu ...
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... hallway was still with her . She was waiting for them to come and bother her again . She didn't know what they were ... hallway near an open door , one hand in front of him with his thumb hooked into his belt , the other behind him ...
... hallway was still with her . She was waiting for them to come and bother her again . She didn't know what they were ... hallway near an open door , one hand in front of him with his thumb hooked into his belt , the other behind him ...
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... hallway that time , that Motown , he came there and took the stuff away from me . " up " What stuff ? ” " I don't know what was in the package , " Tony said . " I bet you don't . How he get up there ? " " I don't know , " Tony said ...
... hallway that time , that Motown , he came there and took the stuff away from me . " up " What stuff ? ” " I don't know what was in the package , " Tony said . " I bet you don't . How he get up there ? " " I don't know , " Tony said ...
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