These Dreams of You

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Watching her, Viv says to Zan, “In London you’ll need to find a salon for her. Some place where they can do her hair.”

“All right,” Zan says absently, watching the news.

“Are you listening?”

“Yes. Sheba’s hair.” Ever since the girl came to live with them, Viv has been confounded by Sheba’s hair. Once in a shopping mall, a black woman approached Viv and pointed out that the hair was different and couldn’t be neglected and demanded constant attention.

“You never should have started calling her Sheba,” says Viv.