nodding. "I don't understand."
"Leave it that way. Phoebe. Sometimes, it's
good here to not understand. You're better off." Robin
said.
But I was a moth drawn to fire. I couldn't stop
thinking about it.
Like same fatalist who knew she was headed
for disaster no matter what road she took. I had no
doubt in my mind that I would understand what they
meant someday.
"Since Natani favored her, maybe he knows
something. Have you ever asked him?" I inquired. Gia raised her eyebrows, "Have you ever asked
Natani a question about anything yet?"
"Yes."
"So you know how he answers. He doesn't give
straight answers. Instead, he tells you some Indian
folk tale about animals and you're supposed to get the
point,"
"Maybe that's his way to avoid reality," Mindy
suggested.
"Or maybe it's his way not to," I said. No one spoke again for a long moment. "Let's do our homework. At least it's something
to do and it keeps her from blaming us for something
else." Gia said in a tired voice.
Everyone returned to the books and we were
soon working together, each of us every once in a
while pausing to think about that locked basement
door. I know that's what was on their minds. It was on
mine and I could see the fear, like some sheet of thin
ice sliding over their eyes.
Of all the things they told us about Posy, the