Chapter 11

“I tell ya, Miz Bell, you should have seen it. She pretty as a picture and no bigger than a flea, but she sho did give that boy a piece of her mind. I thought I was gonna pee my pants. I ain’t never seen a woman or man at that matter talk to him like that and remain standing,” the man laughed.

Victoria didn’t mean to listen, but she didn’t want to be rude and interrupt them, so she stood still and kept her mouth closed a couple of feet from the threshold.

“What had that boy gone and got himself into now?” Anne Bell snapped, “She is a pretty gal, but this ain’t the kinda life she use to. She from up yonders somewhere, and the bastard Julius was with them. The boy ain’t nothing but trouble!”

Everyone got quiet as a door opened and closed.

“Morning, Samuel. Anna Bell, I see you’re satisfied now.”

“Speak of the devil, Garrison. Why you done gone and married this gal?”

“I thought ya, of all people, would be happy for me. Ya been telling me I needed to