"Duvalier, using his dark magic, tried his best to find us. But the priests and priestesses here and in Haiti worked hard to stop his magic from findi...g our trail. The American State Department arranged new names for us, that's why I'm now called Deedee and Atabei is called Abby. They moved us to a place near New Orleans and got Papa a job. Momma spent a lot of time with the followers of Vodoun; only it's called Voodoo here. She helped teach in their school for the refugees and volunteered at. Dono ke bich suhagan wale jodeko pahen ke aaneki bat mujhe aur pareshan kar rahi thi.Samajh mein nahi aa raha tha ki dadaji ne sach mein meri mummy ko apni patni ki tarah samajh liya hai. Ya meri mummy ek rand ki tarah ek gair mard jo unke sasur ki tarah hai unke sath apna yovan sharir ki aag bujha rahi hai. Main agle din college se laut ke aaya tab maine jo dekha woh yakin nahi hua.Meri mummy ne hatho mein mehandi lagai thi aur pao mein lal rang ka alta. Kasam se meri mummy ne besharmi ki hade. ********** ‘So, it will be better if you stay away for awhile, until the trial and things are more settled.’ Leigh told Lucy on the phone. Leigh had explained about Michael being on the loose and how worried she was that something would happen to her friend because of her. ‘Not your fault he’s a maniac. I don’t want you to be left alone. I can stay with you.’ ‘I won’t be alone.’ Leigh said shyly. ‘Damien is staying here, for now.’ Her old insecurities still nagged her. ‘Good. I feel better. She seemed as surprised to see me as I was. A few seconds passed before anyone of us spoke a word. It seemed like she was having something in her mouth, as she looked at me with her widened eyes that were a little red as if she had been crying before.Before she said something, she gulped something down and then began to smile while haltingly pressing her lips on mine for a kiss. Thinking back, it tasted a little salty, but I was just too overwhelmed at this moment to realize it.“Oh sweetie, you.