very black white day

the following is one small part taken from "ugly". it's about a girl who was abused by her mum and stepdad(eastman) when she was young cause they think that she is ugly, but later in life she managed to get out of the house and eventually became a lawyer.

'sweetness', said ina, 'do you go to church?'

'of course she goes to church,' snapped my mother. 'what, you think is only you close to god?'

'she is a sinner, carmen.'

'you a sinner, ina. you have 4 pickney, everyone born again and not a father in sight. born again and again and again. we are all sinners, ina.' said my mother. 'you think is only you know god?'

'would you like to come to my church, clare?' said ina, ignoring her.

'ladies,' said josephine, 'please put your legs in the air.'

ina looked at eastman, who looked at my mother and said, 'the whole fucking world has gone mad.'

they all placed their cups on the table and lean back in their seats, legs up in the air. i crawled round the table from east to west and then i patted under the table. no false pink nail. i crawled under their legs.

ina started to pray. 'beware of sinners, for many, i tell you, many will come in my name. blessed are the meek.' her eyes were rolling in the back of her head and her feet were still up in the air.

'ina', said my mother.

'for they shall inherit the earth.'

'be quiet,' said my mother.

'blessed are those who come in my name.'

'oh lord,' said josephine. 'all this praying, just for a false nail.'

'blessed are those who shut up because peace will be upon us and we can put our legs down.'

ina came out of her trance-like state. i kept crawling around on the floor looking for the false nail.

'it's not here,' i said.

'ladies,' said josephine, 'it's no good. please put your legs down.'

the women dropped their feet.

'this is a mad house,' said eastman. 'one false nail and everyone have them leg in the air, me never see anything like it. josephine, if i was you i would pull off all the others.'

i crawled around the front of the glass display cabinet. 'got it!' i said. 'here it is.' i held it up.

'oh, thank you,' said josephine.

ina snatched it out of my hand. 'beware of those who worship fake gods,' she said, waving the nail at josephine.

'oh lord, ina, not again. give me the nail.'

'there is still time for you to be saved,' said ina. 'god welcomes all.'

'i do not wish to be saved,' said josephine. 'now give me the nail.'

'sinner, repent,' said ina.

'dizzy and dopey,' said my mother, 'how could you 2 share 1 god? ina, give jo her nail so she can stick it back on. what's wrong with you?'

'carmen, i am a messenger of god.'

'yes,' said my mother, 'and i have a message from god- give jo back her nail.'

haha i find it damn funny.

anyway, was watching star awards just now. then got ethan ruan from ftly! and guess what my mum said? she said he look like li teng that host!! omg ~.~

i was thinking maybe it's their eyebrows la, cause both also thick thick one. but still, i don't think they look alike lo! hai..