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- Authors: Pam Godwin
- Language: English
- Genre: Romance Literary Fiction
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IVORY
Poverty.
It used to be easier.
Maybe because I don’t remember it much as a child. Because I was happy.
Now all that’s left is grief and yelling and unpaid bills.
At seventeen, I don’t know a lot about the world, but I find that being
unwanted and unhappy is harder to endure than having nothing to eat.
The knot in my stomach tightens. Maybe if I puke before I leave the
house, it will loosen my nerves and clear my head. Except I can’t afford to
lose the calories.
A deep breath confirms the buttons on my nicest shirt are holding
together, my considerable cleavage still conservatively hidden. The kneelength skirt fits better this morning than it did in the thrift store, and the ballet
flats… Forget it. There’s nothing I can do about the cracked soles and rips in
the toes. They’re the only shoes I own.
I step out of the bathroom and tiptoe through the kitchen, combing shaky
fingers through my hair. The wet strands fall against my back and soak my
shirt. Shit, is my bra showing through the damp fabric? I should’ve worn my
hair up or dried it, but I’m out of time, which further hardens my stomach.
Jesus, I shouldn’t be this anxious. It’s only the first day of school. I’ve
done this numerous times.
But it’s my senior year.
The year that will determine the rest of my life.
One mistake, a less-than-perfect GPA, a violation of dress code, the tiniest
infraction will steer the spotlight away from my talent and shine it on the
poor girl from Treme. Every step I take in the judgmental, marble halls of Le
Moyne Academy is an endeavor to prove I’m more than just that girl.
Le Moyne is one of the most recognized, elite, and expensive performing
arts high schools in the nation. It’s intimidating. Fucking terrifying. Doesn’t
matter if I’m the best pianist in New Orleans. Since my freshman year, the
academy has been looking for a reason to expel me, to fill my competitive
spot with a student who brings talent and financial endowments.
The stench of stale smoke roots me in the reality of my life. I flick the
kitchen wall switch, illuminating piles of crushed beer cans and empty pizza
boxes. Crusty dishes fill the sink, cigarette butts litter the floor, and what the
hell is that? I lean over the counter and squint at the burnt residue in the bowl
of a spoon.
Motherfucker. My brother used our best utensils to cook coke? I toss it in
the trash with a surge of anger.
Shane claims he can’t pay the bills, but the jobless bastard always has
money to party. Not only that, the kitchen was spotless when I fell asleep,
notwithstanding the mold blooming on the walls and the laminate flaking
away from the countertops. This is our home, goddammit. The only thing we
have left. He and Mom have no idea what I’ve endured to keep us current on
the mortgage payments. For their sake, I hope they never find out
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