Green-Eyed Lie
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Valdosta, a motherless child in this world, after her mother’s death, how she died is still a mystery to others; people were so tired of asking her how she died and Valdosta not answering them the way they wanted to, they just stopped asking. Miss. Lisa started to become less interested in how her beloved sister met her fate, the thought of Sherri brought pain to her heart, her body would even start to ache. She had a father who in Miss. Lisa’s mind who could have cared less if she lived or dead. Valdosta came to the south off of a whim in her mother's address book an address and phone number area code 912. She called that number looking for the only other family member she knows of Miss. Melissa Jean Brown, her mother’s only sister. When picking up the phone on the corner she thinks about what she will say to her aunt for the first time. How would she explain her mother's untimely death? When did it happen? Why did it happen? Her heart pounds as she places the phone to her ear, dials the number 912-781-4582, it begins to ring. It becomes very silent in the business district where Valdosta stands with a suitcase huddled into a phone booth. A voice that also sounds like her mother’s…
“Hello, Miss. Lisa speaking,”
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In Macon, Georgia, Miss Lisa receives an unexpected call from a girl claiming to be her niece, and she has bad news. Lisa’s only sister has died, although how she died remains unconfirmed. Her niece Valdosta has no other family and nowhere else to go, so Lisa invites her to leave her home in Chicago and join her down south.
When Valdosta arrives, the sixteen-year-old is not what Lisa expected. Her skin is much lighter than her kin, and she has emerald green eyes. She also seems to be hiding something, a feeling that intensifies when Lisa tries to ascertain what happened to Valdosta’s mother.
However, Valdosta can’t run from the past or the demons in her own head. She brings mystery into Lisa’s home, along with dark memories and even darker secrets. When the authorities get involved, all must be revealed but possibly at great cost. What is Lisa’s niece hiding, and how far will Lisa go to protect her dead sister’s child?
About the Author
Keke Mingo spent her childhood between Macon, Georgia, and Daytona Beach, Florida. She spent most of her middle school years at the Washington Memorial Library in Macon, where she absorbed books of all genres. She wrote this book in honor of her mother, Dorothy, who hated when she would find unfinished stories around Keke’s room.