| 单词 | Naomi |
| 例句 | For the next two days, Naomi’s body moved through her daily routine. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi stood by Beto as a man with round glasses and shaky hands examined him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z R.C’s little sister Naomi, was my age but I never saw her in town except during the school year and even then she only came once in a while. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi could not see the window over the sink from her position, but by dream magic she knew that Henry was there, watching. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “He can stay with me,” Naomi said quickly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the bathroom he scrubbed the mud from his hands, washed his face, and put on the blue shirt Naomi had made for him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi bit her lip, exhausted all over again by the complicated dance she was going to have to do during the coming weeks and months. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi went over her list, and Mr. Mason brought down the items she asked for from his shelves and cabinets. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi never showed up that night, and I was left alone with nothing but my own conscience to help me decide what to do. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He didn’t want that memory, didn’t want Naomi to have it either. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even after the twins had gone, Naomi kept watching from the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi gave him a shove, but he didn’t budge. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even as a child, Naomi was not a heavy sleeper. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At night, Naomi heard their noises through the bedroom wall and her mother crying afterwards. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was walking out with her laundry basket when he’d driven up, and when he asked, she told him that the twins were off running in the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When Naomi opened her eyes, they landed on Henry’s coffee cup and the stained red work rag he had wiped his mouth on at breakfast. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z On Sunday, Naomi walked with the rest of the congregation to the river for all the baptisms that had been put off during the winter. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Nurse Naomi tells me I’ll be here for at least another day—my head still hurts too much when I sit up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z And then I talked to God about how I was lonely in Naomi because I didn’t know that many kids, only the ones from church. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a long silence, then Naomi, barely loud enough for him to hear: “I need to buy things, sir.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Seeing Naomi, even for a moment, stirred a warm spot in my chest and made me remember that there was more than just Grampa that I cared about in Greenwood. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Celyn and Naomi ran to the smoking doorway, only to be cut down by black arrows. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z All the disaster, all the pain the colored boy had caused already, and now the thought of him sniffing around Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Back inside the tree, Wash held Naomi tight. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Two things, real quick,” Naomi said once the screen door clattered shut behind them and their footsteps rang out on the steps. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Naomi wasn’t in the building. Beto was, but somebody got him out before the collapse.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The garage door was open, and inside Naomi could see shelves with cans of food and tin signs advertising Lucky Strikes and Chesterfields. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi ran into the field behind him, hands held out into the high grasses. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was focused on Cap, which meant nobody else in the building existed. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z And maybe he’d let me know what Naomi was doing, and if there was some way I could see her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When he brought it up, Naomi had felt torn between her desire to stay away from Henry and her interest in seeing the film that, according to Tommie, would make anybody with a heart cry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi tilted her glass to free up the last sweet drops of lemonade at the bottom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At home, sometimes Naomi let Beto fix her hair, too, but he couldn’t ask for a turn out here. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, when her mother asked her what was wrong, Naomi smiled a bright, false smile and said that it was nothing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pointed to the pan cooling on the counter. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “He’s not my father, you know,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Underneath it were seven gifts, six of which Naomi had wrapped herself—two presents for Cari, two presents for Beto, and two presents for Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi’s jaw clenched, but she swallowed her words and walked down the hall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi said to Henry when he came back into the kitchen. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Store-bought, and so many colors,” Cari said when she tore into her package and saw the ribbons Naomi had gotten her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For Naomi, everything had changed in the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time Naomi had sat next to him, he realized. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Huh,” he said when he saw the small cigarette case that they had insisted on purchasing despite Naomi’s protests. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z On the way to school, Naomi did not tell the twins that Henry was coming home. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The door was flung mightily open, and into the boys’ room burst Naomi, her face pink with daring. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “Please, Naomi,” he whispered as loud as he dared. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Things happened fast after R.C. licked their daddy. Naomi was pretty upset and didn’t have time to do much letter-writing.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Except for Naomi, I never even talked to girls. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It looked like patience, but Naomi felt that a distance had opened up between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z After clearing away leftovers and washing dishes at night, Naomi packed four lunches, folding wax paper around the sandwiches and laying out the thermos for Henry’s coffee. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry about that. You can go another time,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z If you get picked last for a team in gym, Naomi will always say, “I would’ve picked you.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They took off their hats and talked to Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Deedee asked Naomi as they passed through the big glass doors into the store. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pulled her coat tighter around her and settled a kitchen chair onto the porch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe Wash and Naomi were wrong, and their borrowed time had nothing to do with God. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi felt his eyes follow her as she tossed out the burned tortilla and washed the pan. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z On Saturday, Naomi woke up hungry for the river before the sun was even up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi nodded, her eyes locked on a display of pots and pans as if it were an object of fascination. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was the only person alive who could scold R.C. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi stepped off of the path, leaned against the smooth trunk of an ash tree, and slid down to sit at its base. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Everybody would be glad: me, Grampa, Naomi, R.C. and his buddies, Mom, and probably even Dad. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z They still had Naomi’s presents to open, but already Henry was pulling on his coat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z That was how Naomi and the twins started feeding Muff’s chickens and gathering eggs from her coop. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Today, like most days, they’d gone off with Wash. Where exactly or to do what, Naomi didn’t know. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi did not look at Miranda but shrugged off the jacket and handed it back to Gilbert. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Henry let go of Naomi and dragged Beto out of the car and slapped him hard. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi made sure to keep her distance, but when Gilbert offered Hershey bars to the twins, Naomi nodded to Cari, who took his dime and got in line. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi made her move the next night when Henry came home in high spirits. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “We’re going out today,” Henry said, pushing back the nagging irritation he felt when he saw how easy it was for Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He went and wiped down and pulled on a clean undershirt and pants before walking the rest of the way down the hall to the living room to tell Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi followed and watched him cross the yard to his truck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The enrollment card with the name Naomi C. Smith—not her name at all—was still inside the pocket of her dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi sat with a schoolbook open on her lap, a twin asleep on either side of her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She shook him off and stared at Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi swatted Beto’s bottom to refresh the memory of the spanking. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You look terrible,” Tommie told Naomi outside their homeroom the next morning. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Cari thought back to all the times she had seen Naomi holding her own braid, eyes closed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A lady handed him a towel, and then Naomi was there, looking sad as usual. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi lowered herself into the chair next to his. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beto left his younger, happier self by the river and walked back up the path, searching the memory for the tree Naomi had taken him to. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Naomi took off running, calling over her shoulder, “Race you!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Estella had turned her face to the wall while the doctor explained how to use the formula, but Naomi had listened. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I was crying again, and the last person in the world I wanted to see me crying was Naomi. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She had tired almost instantly of the Poe poems they had read from Naomi’s English book, but Beto adored their “gloomy splendor.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi squatted and trailed a hand in the shallows. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beto tried to figure how to explain to Cari and Naomi that they must go into the water, that it had to be now because later might be too late. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And I had my first invitation to a party in Naomi. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Naomi held a finger against her lips and nodded at the sleeping twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Told me he’d take care of Pa and make sure Naomi’s okay. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi was designing reflective mobiles to hang from the basketball hoops. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Naomi raised a hand to her hair, which the twins had twisted and pinned up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi wouldn’t let me walk her home that night. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z From the back door, Naomi could see a flare close by in the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “No, he didn’t,” Naomi called hoarsely, pushing herself up on her elbows. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z So Naomi put the gun in the same category that held Henry’s Bible: things he owned but didn’t use anymore. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He ran hard along the gravel shoulder of the oil-top road, racing against the knowledge that if anything had happened to his kids or to Naomi, he’d be to blame. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi made a face like she was thinking hard. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi glanced back at the clock on the wall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi dipped her glass in flour and began cutting out the biscuits. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was so easy to be with, so comfortable. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Wash stayed with Beto while Naomi ran to her and held her hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pulled open the door to the cafeteria cleaning supply closet with no more thought than she’d given to any other task over the last two days. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi walked along the riverbank with Henry following behind her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Nurse Naomi brings in a blanket for her. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z If Naomi cried out, he hit Wash harder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi thought of the picture of her mother. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z My arm rested next to Naomi’s, barely touching. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Naomi,” he said, “I’m so sorry for your loss.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Now Henry watched Naomi as she took the laundry down from the line, admiring how her body moved under the thin yellow dress, the dress she’d made from his Christmas gift. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead of going into the cottage, Tommie led Naomi to a bench in a sunny spot on the far side of the cottage, out of sight of the study hall window. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “What about Naomi? Where is she? What’s she going to do?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z There was also the warming diversion of going to the library to play ping-pong beneath Wyndham Lewis’ stern drawings of Naomi and her children. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Naomi tried to put her thoughts in order. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When R.C. left, I walked to the bridge and stood where Naomi and I usually met I hoped maybe she’d show up later, after she got her dad taken care of. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi yelled as the two sets of hippie hair disappeared down the street. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Naomi sat for a while at the kitchen table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi had an idea of what was coming from Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi said something he couldn’t hear, but Mr. Turner’s words rang out clear. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi shrugged, hoping Pastor Tom would let it alone. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She nodded approvingly as Naomi turned out the biscuit dough. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You two are home early,” Naomi said, looking up from her cutting board. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And so Naomi gave herself permission to be extravagant with the cloth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi asked, dodging his question to avoid an outright lie. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At my table, Naomi leaned over and dabbed delicately at a ketchup smear on the side of Cap’s mouth. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Cari nodded solemnly, taking Naomi’s good arm and leading her to the sink. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi and Lena were at their side, screaming their heads off. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “Hello, Naomi. Sorry for the early visit. I need to see Henry,” he said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi watched the twins play until some of the church ladies started drifting in her direction. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Now we have a present for you,” Cari said to Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Please, Henry, leave him alone,” Naomi whispered as she pulled against him and tried to put herself in front of Beto. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi could feel the hair begin to stand up on her arms with the cold. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi crept around to the front porch of the house where the window into their bedroom was. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the dream, she spoke to Naomi in accented Spanish without moving her mouth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And that was how Naomi ended up wearing her mother’s frilly red dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, while me and Winn-Dixie walked home, I told him how I got my name and I told him how I had just moved to Naomi. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pulled her arms away from her face and rolled onto her stomach. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He opened his mouth, but Naomi caught his eye and shook her head. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi laid the plate in front of him and sat down again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was not going to let her sister be buried in that. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi managed the day with no worse casualty than a few stern looks from her teachers when she stifled a yawn in class. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi herded the twins in front of her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beto picked up the small red book Naomi had given him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She wore a plaid jumper, and Naomi loved her instantly, with all of her five-year-old heart. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi should have known that Wash and the twins were up to something when she didn’t hear from the three of them for over an hour. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was far down the road when Henry came out of the house, but he could hear her footfalls. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi propped herself up on the sofa after dinner and watched Beto try to get Edgar to fetch a bit of pencil as they all listened to a soap opera. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Cari ignored him and turned back to their older sister Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Everybody be home for dinner, though,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi heard only part of what he said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When she was done, she picked up her doll, then dropped it with a sigh by the side of the bed she shared with Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When Beto had gone into the bathroom, Naomi turned around and found Henry standing uncomfortably close to her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But his heart was in the tree with Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Mason nodded slowly, and then after counting and recounting, he reached across the counter and dropped some coins into Naomi’s hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z While they slept, Naomi listened for Henry’s truck, but he did not return. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi couldn’t imagine what solution Henry planned to offer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The house was cleaned but not lived in, not by Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry that or it’s liable to scar worse,” she’d said as she handed Naomi an enormous piece of pecan pie. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi stood listening at the door to her room as the doctor and Henry talked in the hall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Hurt bloomed and faded, bloomed and faded on Naomi’s face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi could not make Beto let go of Cari, so Wash carried them both to the back of a truck on a blanket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He began to touch her, and he could feel the change coming over Naomi, the wildness climbing up out of her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She opened Naomi’s hand and examined each of her fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z With Naomi, he handed them to her with a smile. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The patch of red on Naomi’s chest matched the one on Wash’s back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Cal’s bellyaching was not a welcome sequel to the morning with Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beto started to protest, but Naomi shook her head and tightened her grip on his shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Sure was nice meeting you all. Listen, Naomi, you mind getting my blueberry pie tin when the picnic’s all over? It’s on a red dishcloth. Has a Clabber Girl stamp on the inside.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When she was small, Naomi would snuggle into bed beside her mother, taking in the smell of her skin, tangy like grapefruit. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi froze, the paring knife trembling between her fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They’d spent the evening looking at a catalog until Naomi knew just what her sister wanted. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi said abruptly when he was almost to the door of his bedroom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi bit her tongue; she knew he meant to be kind. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At some point, a gun was drawn, and an accidental discharge of the weapon killed both Naomi and Fuller. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I try to sound like Naomi, squeak squeak. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Behind her, the other two Hunters, Naomi and Celyn, shifted uneasily. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Naomi pulled the light chain, and the bulb blinked on, revealing two more children crowded into the back of the closet. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi fingered the soft fabric of a gray dress with flared sleeves, a blousy top, and a skirt that flared out a bit from a belted waist. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But he had to give the tickets to Naomi and tell her where to go and how to get there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi drew in a breath and released it slowly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi laid her dish towel on the counter. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi couldn’t hear what Tommie was saying, but before long the monitor was writing out a pass. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Naomi and I saw the security footage. Legendary.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They were up before Naomi fished the coins out of her pocket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi smoothed the sweat-dampened hair from the baby’s forehead and hummed a song about bluebirds and windows that the twins had learned at school. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The twins climbed up the slope and said their good-byes to Wash, but Naomi turned away without saying anything. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi sat on the blankets with the tip of her braid in her mouth and her doll tucked under her arm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Please go ahead,” Naomi said from the sink. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to Muff, Naomi’s Southern cooking had improved. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When she had gone, I sat next to Naomi. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “This here is Naomi Smith,” said Tommie, taking a step into the room and talking loud over the whispers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When he passed Naomi on his way to the kitchen, she thought she smelled whiskey and beer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her mother’s slender bare feet were within Naomi’s reach, and she longed to touch them, massage them as she had on the mornings after her mother had danced late into the night. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe that’s why she started whispering about Naomi and Mr. Crane’s colored boy. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He let go when he heard Naomi walk by. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I have to pay the bill from this week,” Naomi said stubbornly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi said cautiously, feeling her way along, trying to get a hold of this conversation. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi took Edgar into her arms and walked gingerly across the floor. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z JimmyTrotter said real fast, “If I want to see television, I go to Aunt Naomi’s. She has a new set. Color and stereo.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “You can have the radio for a few more minutes,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi turned to him and said in a hoarse whisper, “I don’t want you hanging around with them anymore. I can’t risk them being out and about with a—with a liar!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, Wash made a detour on his way to school and left Naomi a note in case she beat him to the tree later: “How about Mexico?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi stood up with a reluctant sigh and dusted herself off. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi stopped her when the bottle was half finished and gave the rest to Beto. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z While the rolls were rising, Naomi cleaned the living room and did every chore she could without causing a racket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Look,” Naomi said again, more insistently this time. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi could not keep herself back when she saw what else was broken. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, he knew a little more than Pastor Tom about Naomi’s reservations. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi let her English book fall into her lap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi stood with her hand on the porch door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi jumped up onto the bank and rushed past him, throwing her words behind her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And I prayed that Naomi would show up at the bridge that night so I could explain why we were leaving, so I could say good-bye. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She unwrapped a Hershey bar and offered Naomi a piece. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The cool water took the edge off, but their words had to climb over a wall of pain to reach Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Naomi has people in San Antonio,” Wash said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi bit her lip and glanced at Henry’s closed bedroom door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the stillness of the tree, wrapped in the faint smell of rot, Naomi and Wash held each other. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a long pause while Naomi tried to think of some way of moving the conversation away from this notion. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi sidestepped the little one, but she darted right back into her path. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He paused and turned, his face full of weariness and some emotion that Naomi couldn’t read. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi thought she saw his eyes brighten a bit. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Henry wasn’t looking at Naomi, but if he had been, he’d have seen her eyes widened in alarm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As far as Naomi was concerned, the less she saw of him, the better. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi stopped listening and stared out the window over the sink, which pointed straight at the neighbor’s kitchen window. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi wiped their faces down with a damp rag. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z During the week after she brought Wash to her tree, Naomi alternated between two worries. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z So Naomi dusted and straightened dishes in the cabinets. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When Naomi heard the name, she grabbed the woman’s sleeve. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They finished all but the last candy—that one was for Naomi—and hopped down from the porch to play marbles on the packed dirt in front of the store. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi held her terror in, balling it up inside a fist in her lap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi’s worshipful eyes never left the eighth grade president. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Even though the horrible things that had been done to Emmett filled my head, it was comforting to be with Naomi. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Then Miss Trotter said, ‘Thank you kindly, Naomi.’ Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Naomi stabbed her needle deep into the pincushion and stared at the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi raised an eyebrow and said that seven wasn’t too old for a spanking. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi’s English was getting better, but she did not know what was meant by “abstinence,” “substitution,” “self-care,” or “prophylactics.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Some of us had other theories, but only Miranda seemed to take Naomi’s happiness as a personal affront. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Wrap Naomi in his arms and lay her head on his shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Wash worked up a smile even though what he wanted was to forget the kids and go after Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi mumbled her words as she served his plate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was her present self, but in the dream she was shrunken to the size of a young child. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was sitting on a broad, flat rock at the edge of the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi placed the eggs on the counter and pulled a napkin out of a drawer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He thought about calling to Naomi for a towel as he stripped off his boots on the porch, but he didn’t want to wake the kids. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He braced himself against the sink and held Naomi’s slip up to his nostrils. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even after her mother married Henry, sometimes Naomi slept next to her when he was away working in an oil field. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi felt rage like she had never known before. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He felt a flush of accomplishment at their obedience until he realized that Naomi had given them a nod. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi asked, not thinking for a moment that they would say yes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For the rest, Naomi shopped at Mason’s on afternoons when she could count on Henry to be working late. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “The twins? Probably off in the woods somewhere,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beto broke away from the heater and pressed something small, light, and round into Naomi’s hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The twins ran ahead to play leapfrog with the other kids while Naomi helped Muff with her boys. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z That summer I found Winn-Dixie was also the summer me and the preacher moved to Naomi, Florida, so he could be the new preacher at the Open Arms Baptist Church of Naomi. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Naomi peered under the truck in case Edgar had crawled under it, as she sometimes did, for the warmth of the engine. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t need perfect, just somewhere he could take Naomi without getting himself strung up for being with her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “They would like to do things with you, you know,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “There are many things to arrange,” Tía Cuca said, laying a hand on Naomi’s shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Naomi looked up, her eyes red and full of tears, and took my hand. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi pressed back against the inside of the tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even if Naomi wouldn’t talk to him, she was worth holding out for. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi came into the kitchen at the sound of arguing next door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Thirty minutes,” Naomi called softly when she found Wash by the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi set a plate of cold fried chicken and potato salad on the floor. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi blushed for the first time inside the tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beto wanted to be sure Naomi got some, so he darted back through the open doorway to give it to her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He spoke low, but Naomi heard the catch in his voice. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s nothing to be ashamed of, Naomi,” Muff said slyly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He loitered around the edge of the table until Naomi whispered something into his ear. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh God, Naomi,” he whispered and pulled her to him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Now,” he reached for his jacket, “Edgar and I are going to find Naomi.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When he came out the back door of the store, Naomi had already reached the edge of the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi took a step toward the sleeping dog, and for a moment she thought about stroking his floppy ears, but she did not want to disturb him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z You have to be a terrible person to hate Naomi, but you have to be an idiot to trust her. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Naomi cut me dead with a flamethrower glare. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Being with Naomi would’ve helped, because I had decided that if she asked me again to promise I wouldn’t say anything in court, I’d promise. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Talk English,” he called, mostly to show Naomi he remembered the rules. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Of all the newly minted Cap fans, the biggest surprise had to be Naomi Erlanger. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z After a few minutes, Naomi leaned her head on my shoulder and said, “I feel awful. And I’m just so scared.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The second time Beto woke up, it was to the sound of Naomi’s voice. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He handed Edgar to Naomi and then followed his father out to the dirt patch in back of the house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z An older girl was with them, someone from Naomi’s class named Tommie. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Later he would wonder: if Naomi wasn’t shopping at Turner’s, then where was she getting the groceries? Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Henry squatted and reached under the tree for the gifts he’d gotten for the twins and given to Naomi to wrap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Before Naomi could say anything, Cari ran farther down the path. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi nodded and sat in the porch swing while Ruthanne stood there looking washed out and exhausted. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Beto watched them walk in, and he was going to ask Cari what she thought they meant, but then Naomi came out with the grocery sacks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi thought maybe if she kissed him long enough he wouldn’t ask again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi reached into her pocket and pulled the bird out again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When the time was right, he’d make Naomi see it, too. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi did hear the truck pull into the driveway seven hours later, the second time Henry came home. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi breathed the words into the hollow of his neck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z While the twins were in the bedroom, Naomi pressed her hand against the frosty chill of the window above the sink. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi didn’t say that the bright colors of the house reminded her, briefly, of San Antonio. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Tending chickens was something Naomi knew how to do, a small way to be useful. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi knew she needed to tell Wash about Henry’s proposal, but after nearly a week she still hadn’t caught him alone. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “When you get to the Rydells’ house, you find that little girl Naomi and give these to her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It is better to marry an older man, Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi thought for a moment about getting the quilt she’d hidden in the tree, but there would be no way to explain it without giving up her hiding spot. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But as Naomi said Wash’s name over and over in the silence of her exhausted brain, her grip on the letter opener began to slip, and she descended into the blue depths of proper sleep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was always weird to hear him call Ma Charles “Aunt Naomi” and Big Ma “Aunt Ophelia” and even weirder to remember they had names of their own, although I never used them. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Could I borrow this lovely young lady for a moment?” he asked Muff, nodding at Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He turned to say as much to Naomi, and then he saw it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Henry had given Naomi a doll just three weeks after he started coming to Abuelito’s house to take her mother dancing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “My wife, Naomi, isn’t home right now, but I’m sure she’ll want to meet you, too.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “I ain’t playing, boy,” Henry lifted the revolver and pointed it at Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “We can have cocoa when we go back,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I told her how me and the preacher had just moved to Naomi and how I had to leave all my friends behind. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Naomi tilted her head up so she could see the outlines of his face in the dark. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Another thing about Naomi: I was invisible to her. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “That’s enough sass,” Naomi said when they caught up to her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Wash was pushing aside a desk when he saw it: Naomi’s other shoe. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi turned back to the turnips she was getting ready to boil. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi’s eyes flicked from Henry to Beto, who did not meet her gaze. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Belly down on a thick branch, Naomi settled into the sway and creak of the tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When Naomi looked back, Henry was looking at her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Before she’d left the house, Naomi had gulped down a bitter cupful of coffee. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You should have come over. I was dying to get away,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A cold bead of sweat worked its way down Naomi’s belly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Come sit at the table,” Naomi said to the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi started when the screen door swung open. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It’d be hard for her at first, kids would tease her about her Southern accent and stuff, but like R.C. said, Naomi was tough; she could handle whatever Tempe High threw at her. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Under normal circumstances, Naomi would have protested that Henry was not her father and that she didn’t know the way to the icehouse. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi’s first thought was to make their picnic on the riverbank. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi had loved the bathtub in Henry’s house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Miranda said, taking a step closer to Naomi and plucking the sleeve of Gilbert’s jacket between index finger and thumb. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The clock said eight, just fourteen hours since he’d left Naomi on the porch the afternoon before. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But the past was Naomi’s pain, something she carried and kept to herself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi nodded, and they followed him into the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And without remembering the steps in between or the light in the woods or the sound of the river, Naomi found herself at the back steps of Henry’s house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When the twins were out of sight, Wash turned, beaming, to Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi heard Beto gasp as if the wind had been knocked out of him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi recognized the blue dress her mother had worn on their wedding day. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Not long after Naomi began looking through the enormous racks of children’s coats, checking the prices, Cari and Beto tugged at her sleeve. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beto lay still and silent with his head in Naomi’s lap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He had ordered Naomi to stay at the table, too, but forbade her to touch the food her mother had served. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z That was fine with him; her anger was proof he’d been on Naomi’s side. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi thought Henry would park there, too, but he kept driving. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi and several of the women dressed for dinner, but I put this aberrant behavior down as a sign of approaching old age. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Without speaking, Naomi set a chair by the heater for him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z After they’d cleared off all the dishes, Naomi said they could go play. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When Naomi asked, Muff had said that carrying a revolver was usual for the oil field, or had been. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Before Naomi answered, Mr. Turner started in again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A gift he wanted to give her, his beautiful, bold Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi blinked when I said “dad,” but her expression didn’t change. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi ran her fingers along the hem of her skirt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z While she told them the stories, Naomi began the tortillas. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi couldn’t say anything when she walked past; they didn’t have the twins as a buffer or an excuse. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “My name is Naomi, and I’m a nurse,” the soft voice says. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Naomi could see he was proud of himself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It always took a second to remember his aunt Naomi was my Ma Charles, but we cheered the delivery route like we knew where we were going. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Naomi and Tommie sat at the kitchen table in Henry’s house, studying their empty glasses of milk as if the answers to the problem of Tommie’s project might be there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was frying doughnuts when she glanced up and locked eyes with Pastor Tom’s on the other side of the kitchen window. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The nape of Cari’s neck was warm and dry, and Naomi thought hard about staying safe, staying just this side of sleep where there would be no dreams. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A moment later, though, she came over behind Naomi, undid her braid, and began to redo it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We walked all the way out to the Open Arms Baptist Church of Naomi. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z When Naomi went to use the toilet, she could smell his aftershave and, worse, him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His next words, “And Naomi,” were sucked back into his own mouth as he gasped for air. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Since Henry had started playing Daddy, Naomi had seen Wash almost every weekend. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pointed out another gift and told Beto to give it to Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You need to get dry,” Naomi said, crossing her arms. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pulled open the paper to reveal a small wooden box pasted over with flowers and pictures cut out from catalogs. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi had her head down, as she always did when she spoke to adults. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She couldn’t be sure, but Naomi thought that her mother’s expression was already tinged with regret. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi walked down the front steps to R.C. and held out her hand. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When they stopped, Naomi opened the door just wide enough to see out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Tommie fingered the edge of her coat and gave Naomi a sympathetic look. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi stayed a long time in the stall, working her fingers through the tail of her braid, fighting to get free of their words. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Just when he’d narrowed the gap between them, Naomi darted off the road and into a clearing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z All week, in every class she shared with Miranda, Naomi paid for being seen in Gilbert’s jacket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You stay right there with Naomi, don’t go no further. I tell you to drop back, you’d better listen fast. And mind your sister, you hear?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi had found the gentle flicker of the flares entrancing, and Muff had smiled and squeezed her arm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Now Naomi held on to the braid and whispered a prayer into her pillow. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi looked down and saw what her mother had found between her legs. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She is a very small, very old woman with short gray hair, and she was the first friend I made in Naomi. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Grampa pushed away from the table and went into the living room, and I headed out the kitchen door for Naomi’s house. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The boy had a hand on her braid, and in a flash Henry remembered how Naomi had sometimes slept like that against Estella. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi did not like it, but it turned out that even Muff’s husband, Bud, had one. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi had shown it to them on Christmas Day when she’d told them the story of how it’d been a prize for a dance-off that their mother had won on her birthday. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The smoke-filled doorway was piled with bodies of the fallen: Celyn, Naomi, Phoebe. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I thought I heard his name,” Naomi said, and she started walking. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When they were out of sight, Naomi walked up the path and slid into the tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He came back with a saucer and the matches that Naomi kept by the stove. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi could feel the space between them as they stood at the edge of the bank and watched the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi slipped on her dress and shoes and tiptoed into the bathroom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to see if there was anything about a safe place for him and Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was exhausted and all but cross-eyed from concentrating for so long. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi started a moment later when there was a knock at the back door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” Tommie looked down, noticing him standing behind Naomi for the first time. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Not the cows or the chickens. Miss Trotter and Aunt Naomi.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Naomi had to admit that the angles and lines made some sense to her, at least more than when she was sitting in math class. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t simper around these fools and still be what he was becoming for Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was in the room when her mother died. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And then Naomi knew that the trade was finished, and she could not go back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Feeling hurt and empty, I headed back into town, hoping R.C. was right, that Naomi could and would take care of herself. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi was cooking the last tortilla when she heard Henry’s truck pulling onto the patch of gravel by the back porch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi perched on the toilet, feet pressed against the stall door, in the girls’ room by the gym. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Naomi and Muff are making pineapple upside-down cake,” she said with an evil grin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi is the person who makes the five-foot card for you and has everyone sign it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Down at the river, Naomi sat on her rock and tried to ignore the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Time for bed,” Naomi said to the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Henry paused when he was facing Naomi again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to argue with you, Naomi. I’ve told you what I know.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Naomi and the twins huddled with their hands under the dash to get closer to the heat. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I was halfway through my routine, when there, performing the moves beside me, was that girl Naomi. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Naomi closed her eyes tight and laid her cheek on his shoulder. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She’d called Naomi back a moment later, telling her to bring a towel. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He reached out a hand to Naomi next. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But Wash wasn’t thinking about Rosie Lynn anymore, and he wanted to know Naomi more than he wanted to know better. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Henry sounded hoarse, and Naomi noticed that he had not shaved in a day or two. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I got on the train just before it started moving, and from my window seat, I watched Naomi standing alone on the platform until the train was out of sight. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z As soon as the rolls were done, Naomi wrapped four in a napkin, scribbled a note about going over to Tommie’s, and headed out the door with her books. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe it started that way,” Naomi said earnestly. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Naomi left her letter on the table, got up, and went to light the stove. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It had kept Cari busy, and Naomi had managed to deflect her increasingly insistent questions about their mother. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi asked as she moved on to a deep maroon wool skirt with a matching jacket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The strangeness of the place wore off little by little, but Naomi’s hostility toward Henry did not. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Henry pulled Naomi’s hands away from her ears. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I stood in the spot Naomi had described and watched the dark water of the Yazoo swirl under the bridge. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z R.C. ignored me and waited for Naomi to open the front door. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi dropped Henry’s work clothes into the tub on the back porch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I went to visit friends of mine, Ariel and Naomi, and man, that place was a mall wasteland. There was nothing to do.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z When she saw Naomi, she invited the three of them for snacks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Wash lifted his hat and waved, but Naomi was already on her way up the porch steps. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi checked the clock in the kitchen and then went back to dusting. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi’s sentences go up extra high at the end, like a squeaky toy. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He closed the casket lid and felt Naomi’s arms around him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z From her tree, Naomi listened to the small winter sounds of the forest. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Milk the cow, cross the creek to Aunt Naomi, and she tells me her side. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Naomi held out a hand to Beto, but he did not take it. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “When Mami did her hair,” Naomi said, “it was perfect. Not a strand out of place.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi began to feel the room close in on her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi looked up from the shirt she was patching to see the twins hovering in the doorway from the hall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He could go along and still meet Naomi and Beto at the station in the morning. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Today he only wanted enough work to keep him busy until he could catch Naomi’s eye. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Wash set the bowl of scraps on the edge of the back porch and handed Naomi the other bowl, now lined with neat filets. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi laid the photograph back down and gave the drawer another tug. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi shrugged and traced the pattern of the lace coverlet on the bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi wasn’t at our spot at the center of the bridge, so I walked across hoping to see her somewhere along the way. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Muff had told him after church that he should be grateful that Naomi kept the house neat as a pin and ought not make extra work for her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi wished she could run out to the porch and tell Pastor Tom the truth: there was nothing new in Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He parked in front of Bud and Muff’s place to keep Naomi from hearing him pull up in the truck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi stopped in front of a grave marked only with a thin metal nameplate. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z I prayed that he didn’t get hurt when he went flying out the door of the Open Arms Baptist Church of Naomi. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z When Naomi asked him about the names on the cards, he’d waved her words away. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He tore off the check and handed it to Naomi. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Naomi tugged back the quilt to reveal an old push-pedal Singer machine. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He could hear Naomi moving around in the kitchen, and he realized that he was afraid to go back into the house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When Sophie gave all that she had for the afternoon, JimmyTrotter said, “Let’s make a run to town to deliver the milk. Last stop will be Aunt Naomi’s and her two quarts.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Hi,” Naomi said, smiling and remembering what the twins were like at six, how they loved singling a grown-up out to get a little extra attention. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z By 11:00 I was up and dressed, and, without seeing my grandfather, went looking for Naomi. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Then we’ll I lit town and deliver to the grocery store, the bakery, and then last stop, Aunt Naomi.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Naomi studied the scene from the outside in. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The weight of the doll in her hands brought memory rising up in Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And while Cari and Wash talked and Naomi walked alongside them, Beto noticed, really noticed, the path for the first time. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi found the tree on her way to call the kids home from fishing one day. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi walked as lightly as she could across the muddy yard of Henry’s house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi sniffed, but all she could smell was the tang of cologne mixed with sweat coming off of the letterman jacket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi had swept up the sugar and cleaned the counters by the time Henry came out of the twins’ room a few minutes later. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi fiddled with the fabric in her lap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “The reds are Aunt Naomi’s. The light browns...well, they were Mr. Lucas’s.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Ask us something,” Beto said to Naomi, yanking on her sleeve. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Only when he looked from Naomi to the two little ones did he notice the similar shape of the eyes, a certain tilt of the upper lip. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z On this particular evening, Naomi was six; her father was dead; she and Estella still lived in the back bedroom of the nice house Abuelito and Abuelita owned before the stock market crash. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi tapped a floury fingerprint on Baby Joe’s nose as he toddled past in one of his many tours around Muff’s kitchen table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi wiped her hands on her apron and lowered herself into a kitchen chair, wishing for Henry to be at work so she didn’t have to sit through a meal with him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Through the screen Naomi saw Mr. Turner and four men behind him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z If I was going to be gone soon, I had to talk to Naomi I told him I had to go find a friend. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Maybe Naomi was still silent and stern, but he imagined she was happy in her own way. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The code was simple: when her mother had a braid, she belonged to Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The Naomi of the woods, the Naomi on the twins’ wooden Christmas ball, Wash’s Naomi, she would stay in the tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When Naomi made a complimentary remark about my looks, I knew that I had made the right decision. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Wash tugged on Naomi’s skirt with a grin as soon as the twins were gone. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pulled back and leaned against the tree’s crumbly insides. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi knew she had been asked a question but did not know what it was. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know what Naomi knew about the place. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The babies began to cry, but Naomi could not move. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Only when a splinter caught under her fingernail, biting deep into the tender flesh, did Naomi react. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beto started to take two fish from the basket in the shallows, but Naomi shook her head. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi put her back in the crib and tried with Beto, but his reaction was no better. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He announced what was supposed to happen: “Naomi, we ought to marry.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi picked up the tin of powdered formula the doctor had brought a few days before when he had said that her mother’s body was too weak to produce milk for the babies. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a quarter till midnight before Naomi could get away from the bonfire. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pressed a towel into her mother’s hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Not sure, love,” Naomi said without looking up from her book, though she’d been reading the same few lines of Macbeth for the past ten minutes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi and Beto would have to see her, he knew, but he would tell them first. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You gonna make it up to your kids, and to Naomi, too?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Nice to meet you and your shoe, Miss Naomi.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi leaned her head against my shoulder and sighed. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When he did not reply, Naomi’s first impulse was to find the quickest way to send Beto back to the house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Me, too, and you know it,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He could tell Naomi was enjoying herself, but all of a sudden she pulled back, frowning. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z On their way to the ice cream parlor, Katie fell back from the tangle of kids and slipped her arm through Naomi’s. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When Naomi sits down next to you, you feel like her personal community service project, like the ones she’s always announcing in assembly. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “The twins, they’re like, like a rope that binds us together. You’re a mother to them already. It all fits. Don’t you see, Naomi?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “No,” he said, “you are bold, and I love it. I love it about you, Naomi. Do you hear me?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even then, Naomi felt that an exchange of some kind was taking place. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi winced with each step back to the home economics cottage. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was on the back porch waiting for them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll do fine,” Naomi said with more confidence than she felt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi got a mug and poured the coffee. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z After supper that night I wanted to go out and see if Naomi might be waiting by the bridge, but Grampa wouldn’t let me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Wash was so busy finding ways to be with Naomi that he all but forgot the scheme to get money to improve the colored school. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I had just made my first friend in Naomi, and nobody was going to mess that up for me, not even old pinch-faced Amanda Wilkinson. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Naomi, her face glowing and streaked with tears, reached down for the fallen microphone and handed it to Cap. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The screen door slammed open again, and Naomi flew out. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was half past five; if he hurried, he might still be able to see Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi reached out a finger and swept it into her mouth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Now he had three train tickets to San Antonio and a world of details he needed to explain to Naomi about how they’d get to Tyler in the morning, early, early. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi laid her forehead against his chest and then turned to press her ear against the steady beating of his heart. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When it was time to go, Naomi went over to the long table that had been heaped with food earlier. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He could hear Naomi talking to the twins in their bedroom, but he did not call out to them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi shifted her weight from one foot to the other. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi stood a few feet away from him at the sink, dish towel in hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, Naomi thought he was asking about San Antonio. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Once their candy was picked out and Mr. Mason had scooped it into a paper bag, Wash led them back out onto the porch so that Naomi could finish her shopping. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “She’s not the one Mr. Kasigi’s going to strangle—” But my words were lost in the excited buzz as students flocked around to investigate the source of Naomi’s scream. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Naomi sat on a fallen log by their tree, listening. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi shouted when Gilbert plopped Beto down in front of her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beto and Cari squatted at the counter, eyeing the big glass jars of candy and figuring on what they could get for the dime Naomi had given them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Henry took a step toward Naomi, the gun pointed at her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I sure didn’t want to run into R.C., but I didn’t want Naomi walking home alone either. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Somehow, Naomi managed to catch it in a bowl. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Cari hesitated a moment longer, waiting in case Naomi might respond to her challenge. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi felt her face warm as sun streamed through the leaves of the cottonwood tree above her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi made the declaration before she weighed its risks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi dropped into a kitchen chair and ripped the corner of the envelope. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi never showed up, so I walked back over the bridge and headed down River Road to her house. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Except for the engine noise and Naomi’s shouted directions, there was utter silence. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Naomi crossed to the stove and lit one of the gas burners under the percolator. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi closed her eyes and let happiness roll through her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z That night after dinner I walked over to the bridge, hoping to see Naomi. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi taps my unbandaged arm gently, then strides out of the room. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Naomi was all right, was going to be all right It was nice leaving Greenwood knowing that. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When school let out for the winter break, Naomi asked Henry if they could go to San Antonio for a few days. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was climbing into the backseat of an old Chevrolet, but Henry got there before she closed the door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Did you eat? I can warm you up a plate,” Naomi said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Without thinking, Naomi had whittled a good-sized potato down to the size of a plum. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Now Wash and Naomi were side by side, mouths open like they wanted to sing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z With trembling fingers, Naomi turned the letter back over, smoothed it against her lap, and began to read again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi had put on a hand-me-down sweater from Muff, hoping the long sleeves would hide her burn. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi touched his shoulder, and he looked up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, Naomi was a sister of England’s most clever and eccentric biologist, J. B. S. Haldane. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She shoved her feet into Naomi’s shoes, pushed out of the closet, and clomped across the cafeteria. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pulled on the string and opened the paper to find a folded length of yellow fabric with a tiny pattern of white flowers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi didn’t know what surprised her more: that Muff could know about Wash, or that she could think that marriage was an option for them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi fought the urge to run for the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “These are for Naomi,” I said as I pulled out the cookies and handed the bag to R.C. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The twins piled out behind him before Naomi had even opened her door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As it got later, I found something better to think about: Naomi Rydell. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “They knew Wash,” Cari said, taking a small bag of flour from Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But it was the same as every time since Naomi had come to live in his house: he needed to imagine her to finish. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi opened her mouth to tell Henry that he had been too harsh, then she stopped herself. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi had been laying food on the table when he’d burst into the kitchen calling them all out to the truck. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Please,” Naomi said, “save some for other children. They already had plenty.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As she said it, Naomi looked at each child. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z With him, Naomi might pass for colored, but the four of them together didn’t make any sense. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi bent and looked at the twins hard. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But for Naomi, the feeling inside the two houses could not be more different. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi tilted the doll back so that it closed its eyes, then tipped it forward again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, it occurred to Naomi that a tin like this could have saved her mother. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi never came, and before I left, I looked down into the Yazoo one last time and whispered, “Gramma, Grampa, Naomi, I’ll come back. I promise.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z We had all heard Miranda harping for months about how Naomi was greasing up the school. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was about to slip out of her stall when two more women pushed through the door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi spent the days before New Year’s Eve making herself a dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I caught sight of the straw in Naomi Erlanger’s hand. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Naomi crumpled into one of the kitchen chairs and laid the side of her face on the cool tabletop. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi just stared, checking these revelations against her own sense of things. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The shotgun lay on the far side of Naomi, out of reach. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi spread the cloth out and stroked it lightly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was Naomi’s voice coming from near a pair of oaks, but he didn’t see her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Geez, Naomi, come on. We may not have much longer to talk. Has Henry said anything else?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi’s hands were red and scalded from scrubbing pots. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z After Naomi served him breakfast, Henry asked, “What time does school let out?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z That was how Naomi’s brain, still keyed to Spanish, stored the words her mother sent her with when the second disaster came just after Naomi’s seventh birthday. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As they waited for Wash, Naomi and the twins huddled together against the foggy chill. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi’s cry was a live thing in the air. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Beto kept his eyes closed tight for a full second after the prayer ended, and Naomi saw that he held on to Henry until Henry pulled his hand away and started serving his plate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The thought of Henry not behaving made Naomi feel ill. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi thought she’d seen her eyeing the guitar case, but she wasn’t sure. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi closed her eyes and listened and felt the age of the tree trunk under her hands. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was sitting there snapping the ends off of green beans. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi prodded each of them with an elbow. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi ignored him and called down to the twins again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi and the twins waited in the living room while Henry changed into his work clothes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi pointed out a sunny patch just off the path in the woods, and they spread an old sheet over the pine needles. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And there was Henry’s hand on Naomi’s elbow. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z By the time Wash strolled into the yard, they had pulled Naomi down the porch steps. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s nothing,” Naomi insisted when Wash asked what was bothering her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s lovely,” Naomi added, and she even smiled a little. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi kept the kids home from school the next day. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Naomi found herself picking at the scaly bits. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And when Wash thought of Naomi, he fell into thinking about the why of her anger and the how of fixing things between them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi shrugged on a sweater, rebraided her hair, and walked out into the moonless night. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He reached for Naomi’s hand, and the three of them walked to the back door of the house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi hoped he had more of a clue than she did. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi looked up from the catalog Tommie had brought with her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Estella unpinned her hair and let it fall over Naomi’s face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even if Mrs. Kinnebrew had smiled when she said it, Naomi felt the rebuke. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Most good-looking girls made me nervous, but being with Naomi seemed like the most natural thing in the world. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi snapped the book shut and pressed her face into her hands. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi was serving Henry a late supper when it happened. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Naomi watched the feet of the women as they crowded around the mirror. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Late that afternoon, Wash looked up from the river to see Naomi coming toward him and the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z |
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