Feature Friday #3

This post is part of the “Friday Feature” series which consists of: “First Line Friday” hosted by Hoarding Books, “The Friday 56” hosted by Freda’s Voice and “Friday Reads” (books I plan on reading this weekend).

First Lines Friday

“Babygirl doesn’t even cry when I suck my teeth and undo her braid for the fourth time. If anything, I’m the one on the verge of tears, since at this rate we’re both going to be late.”

Friday 56 – a line (or few) from page 56.

“On my bedside is a picture of my mother and father holding hands. He’s wearing an Iverson jersey and she’s in straight-leg jeans and a bright-blue T-shirt with a smiley face over her large belly. I’m the lump under the smiley face. It’s the only picture I have of the three of us: my parents cheesin’ and in love and holding hands, and me fully formed inside her belly, knocking on the door of skin, impatient to get out before everyone left.”