Black and White (And a Bit in Between) by Celerie Kemble - Excerpt

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jetrnaudtjne

Jb fvfrytgjei jset m`ldh lea wgjtf, J sly

Ygy tgf gf`` ent>

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J DLEQ []FQFEA Jvf fvfr `fa cy `jbf je m`ldh lea wgjtf. Irnwjei up je

[l`c Mfldg, B`nrjall mnuiljevj``fl-brjeifa p`lyirnuea wgfrf suesfts

mltgf tgf rnnbs lea trfftnps je rumy rfa lea tleifrjef8 wgfrf tgf lqul mùf nb

swjccjei pnn`s i`jccfrs liljest tgf mrjigt pjehs lea yf``nws nb @j``y [u`jt-

zfr arfssfs lea @ldnstf sgjrts8 lea wgfrf fvfe tgf dlrs lrf dleay-dn`nrfaJ

wls surrnueafa my fvfry guf je tgf Qfdgejdn`nr pljet hjt.

Ygfe J gflafa enrtg bnr gjig sdgnn` lea dn``fif tn tgf cnrf sumaufa

Efw Fei`lea `leasdlpf, lea `ltfr, ls J mfile cy lau`t `jbf je Cleglttle, cy

cfcnrys dn`nr jeafx trlvf`fa wjtg cf. Je tgf btffe yflrs Jvf wnrhfa ls le

jetfrjnr afdnrltnr je Efw Znrh, Jvf buedtjnefa ls l hjea nb gucle hl`fjan-

sdnpf, sncfnef wgn wl`hs jetn l gnusf lea uebur`s l spfdtruc nb dn`nr

dgnjdfs. J prfsfet l qujedf-irffe, jeajin, nr gjmjsdus-pjeh wnrà tn d`jfets

wgn wlet tn fsdlpf tgfjr mfjif-ne-mfjif, tlupf, mrnwe, nr drflc-lea-tle

mnxfs mut wgn `ldh tgf vndlmu`lry nr dlet qujtf pjdturf tgf pnssjmj`jtjfs.

Ent `nei lin, J entjdfa tglt wjtg sncf d`jfets, plrjei anwe tgf dn`nr

sdgfcfs prnaudfa arlcltjd rfsu`ts. J l`wlys ea cy onm fxdjtjei mfdlusf

afsjiejei jetfrjnrs js l prndfss nb stlrtjei lbrfsg, tlhjei rjshs, lea ijvjei

sglpf tn tgf jclijeltjne. Mut J glaet fxpfrjcfetfa cudg wjtg tgf jafl nb

dnestrljet. Nb dnursf, Jvf l`wlys wnrhfa wjtgje tgf dnestrljets nb muaift

lea cy d`jfets tlstfs, mut ls blr ls dn`nr sf`fdtjne, Ja arlwe brnc l rjntnus

lmuealedf nb nptjnes. Nvfrlmuealedf, rfl``y. J wletfa tn ea sncf plrlcf-

tfrs, lea tn try nut sncf m`ldh lea wgjtf trutgs, tn sff jb tgfy wnuà jevjin-

rltf cy wnrh, lea cy d`jfets gncfs.

Jt cly sffc ls jb cy `jbf mrjcs wjtg dnetfetcfet? J lc clrrjfa tn tgf

cle J `nvf8 J lc ferlpturfa my cy tgrff dgjàrfe8 J wnrh je l fà tglt

mrjeis cf irflt ony8 J lanrf cy dnwnrhfrs lea ent sn jebrfqufet`y cy d`j-


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fets. Lea yft `ltf`y, Ja mfiue tn bff` `jhf jt wls tjcf tn `flvf cy dncbnrt

znef.

J afdjafa tn put lsjaf tgf drutdg nb tgf sjxty-bnur-pldh nb Drlyn`l drlynes

(lea fjigt efne dn`nrs) lea try cy glea lt tgf ueblcj`jlr tfrrjtnry nb m`ldh

lea wgjtf. J`` lacjt, J wls lbrlja tglt `jcjtjei cysf`b tgjs wly wnuà `jcjt

cy drfltjvjty, prnaudjei spldfs tglt bf`t tnn arlm, tnn stlrh, tnn nà-blsgjnefa,

lea tnn ony`fss. Mut jestfla, ls J vjsjtfa tgf m`ldh lea wgjtf wnrh nb cy pffrs,

tgf irlea gjstnrjd lea dnetfcpnrlry m`ldh lea wgjtf rfsjafedfs, lea tgf

wnrh nb irflt lrtjsts je m`ldh lea wgjtftgf afdnrltnr Anrntgy Arlpfr,

tgf pgntnirlpgfr Dfdj` Mfltne, lea tgf `cclhfr [rfstne Tturifs, bnr

fxlcp`fJ rfl`jzfa tglt l sjcp`jfa pl`fttf dle ue`ndh l rjdg wnrà.

Nedf J stlrtfa `nnhjei, J slw sjies nb tgf fxprfssjvf pnwfr nb tgjs cjej-

cl`jst dn`nr sdgfcf fvfrywgfrf lrnuea cf, wgftgfr je elturfs arlcltjd

dgjlrnsdurnalrh cnuetljes lea pl`f senw, m`ldh rndhs lea wgjtfdlps, tgf

cnne lea tgf ejigt shynr je tgf lrrfstjei lddnutrfcfets nb nur du`turf

tglt wf anet efdfsslrj`y rfijstfr aly tn aly, `jhf pjlens lea dgfssmnlras,

wgjtf sgjrts lea alrh sujts, mnnhs, efwsplpfrs, lea drnsswnra puzz`fs. Qgf

`leiulif nb tgf twn dn`nrs Ja efi`fdtfa wls spflhjei tn cf, lea J `jstfefa.

Je Qgf Yjzlra nb Nz, lbtfr Anrntgy bl``s ls`ffp je m`ldh-lea-wgjtf

Hlesls lea wlhfs je tgf cu`tjdn`nr bljry`lea nb Nz, sgf fxu`ts, Yf cust mf

nvfr tgf rljemnw! Je wrjtjei tgjs mnnh, J bnuea tglt slcf spjrjt nb fxu`tltjne

my trlvf`jei je tgf rfvfrsf ajrfdtjne, brnc prnbusjne tn sjcp`jdjtylwly brnc

tgf rljemnw.M`ldh lea Ygjtf (lea l Mjt je Mftwffe) jevjtfs ynu tn sff tglt tgjs

pl`fttf dle mf brffjei jestfla nb `jcjtjei. @jhf l m`ldh vf`vft d`ntg ueafr ajl-

cneas nr l wgjtf slj` liljest l alrh sfl, tgnsf strnei sglafs ent ne`y sft fldg

ntgfr nbb lea jetfesjby tgf dn`nrs lea spldfs lrnuea tgfc, tgfy l`sn gfjigtfe

tgf arlcl.

Jevfstjiltjei gnw m`ldh lea wgjtf dle mf usfa tn drfltf jespjrjei, tlstf-

bu`, lea mflutjbu` spldfs gls mffe l blsdjeltjei lea ajbdu`t prndfss bnr cf,

lea l`sn jevjinrltjei lea rfwlrajei, mntg jetf``fdtul``y lea lrtjstjdl``y. Jts

`fa cflea J gnpf wj`` iujaf ynuje fxdjtjei efw drfltjvf ajrfdtjnes. Jdnuàet tlhf tgf `jmfrty nb bnjstjei cy efwbnuea tgfnrjfs ne cy d`jfets8 enr

dnuà J tgrnw cy blcj`y, gnusfgnà, lea mleh lddnuet jetn le uprnlr my

lttfcptjei l clssjvf rfan nb cy nwe wl``s lea rnncs. Jestfla, cy `lmnrl-

tnry gls mffe tgjs mnnh? l iltgfrjei p`ldf bnr ntgfr pfnp`fs fxdf``fet afsjies,

l bfw nb cy nwe, lea jespjrltjne bnr fxpfrjcfets tn dncf.


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< Jts f`filet.

L m`ldh lea wgjtf pl`fttf gls l spfdjl` lea

feaurjei i`lcnur tglt arfssfs up ley rnnc.

= Jts vfrsltj`f.

Nvfr tgf yflrs, ynu dle laa efw f`fcfets tn l

m`ldh lea wgjtf mlsf. Nef efw pj``nw, pljetjei,

nr sdu`pturf dle rfbrfsg tgf fetjrf `nnh.

4 Jts prldtjdl` .

Qgf irlvjtls nb tgf sdgfcf rfaudfs tgf eucmfr nb

burejturf pjfdfs ynu effa tn clhf l rnnc nnh

dncp`ftf. L`sn, eflr`y fvfrytgjei ne tgf clrhft

gls l m`ldh nr l wgjtf nptjne, wgjdg clhfs tgf

rnnc dncplrltjvf`y flsy tn burejsg. Lea m`ldh

gjafs ajrt, wgj`f wgjtf s`jpdnvfrs dle mf m`fldgfa.

1 Jts jed`usjvf.

Mfdlusf l m`ldh lea wgjtf sdgfcf js sn uebussy

lea d`lssjd, jt dlcnulifs jefxpfesjvf jtfcs wf``.

Qgjs js jafl` jb ynu jetfea tn jevfst je efr pjfdfsanwe tgf rnlanr jb ynu effa tjcf tn wnrh up

tgf eledfs tn sp`urif. Jt dle lmsnrm lea brlcf

efw gjigfr-fea pjfdfs irlaul``y.

6 Jts d`lssjd.

@nei lbtfr ynur clifetl lrcdgljr gls inef tn

Innawj``, tgf drflc sj`h vf`vft `nvf sflt je ynur

m`ldh lea wgjtf mnuanjr wj`` stly wjtg ynuls

wj`` ynur m`ldh lea wgjtf dgfdhfrmnlra nnr,

ynur m`ldh `ldqufrwlrf, lea ynur wgjtf dgjel.

2 Jts p`lybu` .

Yjtg l m`ldh lea wgjtf pl`fttf, ynu dle tlhf

afsjie rjshs lea strftdg ynur jclijeltjne, cjxjei

lea cltdgjei frls, nmofdts, sdl`f, plssjnes, lea


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Fvfry jetfrjnr afsjiefr henws tglt tgfrf lrf tjcfs wgfe l rnnc oust jset

wnrhjeisncftgjei js olrrjei, nr sumt`y nbb, lea ynu oust dlet iurf nut

fxldt`y wglts tgrnwjei tgf sgjp nbb ml`ledf. Qgf mfst trjdh bnr tgjs snrt nb

jcplssf js tn tlhf l pgntn nb tgf rnnc lea jp jt upsjaf anwe, lt wgjdg pnjet

tgf lws usul``y clhf tgfcsf`vfs lmuealet`y d`flr. @nnhjei lt tgf jevfrtfa

pgntn, ynu rfl`jzf tglt tgf durtljes lrf tnn gjig nr tnn `nw, nr tglt tgf snbl js

s`jigt`y nbb-dfetfr. Jsn`ltjei tgf buealcfetl`s nb tgf afsjie my clhjei tgfc

uerfdniejzlm`f js jedrfajm`y d`lrjbyjei.

Tjcj`lr`y, Jvf tlhfe tn pgntnirlpgjei cy cnrf dn`nrbu` rnncs je m`ldh-

lea-wgjtf, sn J dle ift l sfesf nb tgf vlrjnus irlaltjnes lt p`ly. Jts le fxdf`-

`fet wly tn lssfss wgftgfr tgf dn`nrs lrf l`` tnn cjaa`f-tnef, nr tnn stlrh lea

gjig-dnetrlst. Qlhjei lwly tgf ajstrldtjne nb dn`nr gf`ps tgf fyf clhf l

qujdhfr ouaicfet lmnut ntgfr f`fcfets.

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M`ldh lea wgjtf lrf cnrf `nlafa, mntg du`turl``y lea sdjfetjdl``y, tgle ley

ntgfr dn`nr pljrjei. Gfrf, tgf twn cnst dnccne cjsdnedfptjnes?

cytg M`ldh pljet wj`` clhf l rnnc bff` d`lustrnpgnmjd.

rfl`jty M`ldh dle clhf l rnnc bff` `lrifr my f`jcjeltjei jts faifs.

gnw tn usf jt tn ynur lavletlif Cy brjfea Mrnesne Rle Yydh, le

je-afclea fvfet afsjiefr, nbtfe pljets tgf dfj`jei m`ldh wgfe gfs afsjiejei

l plrty spldf, sjedf jt drfltfs tgf j``usjne nb le jeejtf shy. Qgjs trjdh js l`sn

dnccne`y usfa je tgfltfrs lea je burejturf lea d`ntgjei sgnwrnncs, sjedf jt

cliejfs tgf pfrdfjvfa gfjigt nb tgf dfj`jei wjtgnut arlwjei lttfetjne lwly

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brnc tgf ldtjne ne tgf nnr. Vsf gjig-i`nss m`ldh tn clhf l tjey rnnc arfssy

nr put m`ldh pltfet `fltgfr ne tgf dfj`jei nb l scl`` fetry nr pnwafr rnnc.

cytg Ygjtf clhfs l rnnc bff` `lrif lea ljry.

rfl`jty Le fcpty, wgjtf-wl``fa lplrtcfet dle bff` ls drlcpfa ls l anrc

rnnc, fspfdjl``y wgfe tgf wl``s rue jetn nef lentgfr wjtg en ajstjeiujsgjei

lrdgjtfdturl` aftlj`s.

gnw tn usf jt tn ynur lavletlif Jed`uaf alrhfr f`fcfets tn ledgnr tgf

spldf sn ynur fyf dle ouaif tgf ajstledfs tn lea brnc. Ntgfrwjsf, l`` tgf

wgjtf p`lefs lea cltfrjl`s dnevfrif, clhjei tgf rnnc bff` scl`` lea sgruehfe.

L alrh dfj`jei nlts `jhf l ajstlet ejigt

shy lmnvf @lurl Alys trf``js-wrlppfa

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