Summary

n Chapter 10, Tilla talks to Marie on the phone. She knows Marie cannot afford to change the tickets for the girls to come home early. So, she hides how upset she is. Hessan wakes Tilla before dawn the next morning. They talk outside. He says that he is amazed by her braveness as she faces this culture. His comment is strange to her. He knows she is struggling to fit in and assures her that “Jamaica run inna yuh veins” (159). He is sad she is going to Kingston to stay with Tyson. They talk about Hessan's mother. He says she did not want a child, had lots of men, and partied often. She was driving to meet a man in Kingston despite an approaching hurricane. She wrecked and was dying. Hessan did not know what to do. So, he left in search of...