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Twyla is the narrator of the story; she is the opposite race of Roberta, but we do not know who is white and who is black. She meets Roberta at St. Bonaventure's; the two bond over the fact that they are not orphans. Twyla's mother is pretty and "dances," consequently neglecting her daughter. In subsequent encounters, Twyla appears in order as (1) a Howard Johnson's waitress and frustrated by Roberta's offhand treatment of her; (2) middle-class, married to a fireman with two children, and pleased to reminisce with Roberta until Roberta complicates her memories of Maggie; (3) pro-busing, which puts her at odds with Roberta; and (4) still a dutiful wife and mother. In the last scene, she and Roberta try to come to terms with who Maggie was, what they did to her, and what happened to her.