Chapter 1958

Their tough attitude surprised me but allowed me to get a glimpse of my family's

past.

These weren't the roughnecks I knew.

"Lock them up," Ben said flatly.

"Yes, sir." The guards quickly grabbed us.

I tensed, realizing that if we let them cage us, we were done for. I exchanged a look with Solomon, and we leaped into action.

We'd only let them catch us so we could see our parents. Since that wasn't happening, we were not going down without a fight.

Ben paused, finding our moves familiar.

As we duked it out, a woman's voice cut through. "Stop!"

It was clear and crisp, with an edge that demanded respect.

spun around, and there stood my mom. She wore a bold red dress, her hair

remembered. For a moment, I was

awe, I didn't see a fist coming. Solomon yanked me back just

snapped, her gaze


kids

"They're We dont

Houston will have our heads," another

met such tough kids like

us with confident flair, and I blurted

and

older than me. They

looked floored. "Do I look that

I stepped back, embarrassed.

get

"My sister got too

misspoke, ma'am." s

are you?" Her

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