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Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 100
HIS BROTHER’S KEEPER
“He drove that VW Microbus with “Love is progress—hate is expensive” painted on the back from St. Johns Island to Charlotte.” Grandma Selma’s dark cheeks shone. “Thanks to him I earned three diplomas.”
“Who?” asked Tanisha.
“Who indeed? Girl, he should be in your history books. When he was just a little boy, he had to quit school after the 4th grade, but he still found ways to further his education. And then made sure us kids did the same. Took us to school or anywhere else we needed to go. Esau Jenkins was the wheels beneath our wings.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 