Everyday Use

The scars were a result of bruns she suffered as a result of a house fire.

Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes: she will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs, eying her sister with a mixture of envy and awe.

She has been like this, chin on chest, eyes on ground, feet in shuffle, ever since the fire that burned the other house to
the ground.