7/8/2023 0 Comments Rise of the jumbies![]() Every time she rubbed its raised outline, she remembered the day she had gotten the cut, trying to hide from the white witch. The scar on her thigh, which looked like a crooked silver twig, hurt. One of them moved as if something had pushed it away.Ĭorinne awoke drenched in sweat, with the moonlight filtering through the window. The surface of the sand scattered like spilled sugar and rocks split apart. She dreamt that a wave had pulled her into the sea, and as hard as she tried, she couldn’t swim to the surface. That night, after Hugo and the boys had gone home, Corinne tossed in bed. They sat around a flickering oil lamp at the kitchen table and ate their dinner quietly. Soon the house was filled with the earthy aroma of the melongene. ![]() ![]() She washed the purple fruit, sliced and seasoned them, and placed them on a tray in the oven as her papa and Hugo whispered together. ![]() Corinne went to the garden and picked two large, glossy melongenes and brought them into the kitchen. ![]()
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