Keep it between your lips

first encounter

  Patties P.O.V  (this is set black is the early slave days where racism is at its peek)
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           In 1820's the struggle for maintaining crops and to keep the rotation alive was a given fail especially where we were located (Texas) and the run away slaves and  all the uprising  of negros rioting against whites was sadly at an all time high and we just couldn't risk living up their in an unsafe area. Plus the soil never could meet the surviving  standers so me and my family were just lucky enough  to find a good profit on some planation right in the middle of Orangeburg hoping we can start a new. Selling  off our slaves pocketing a good amount and heading to our  new property  starting back at square one . But since were on the main  subject let me introduce myself my name is Patty. Patty Lixtion Grace I  am a current school teacher and  I  was blessed with one beautiful daughter named Lawson and a hard working husbanded Johnny it has been officially one day since my family and i l had lived on our new property (white Hill reservation reserved) we had over 60 acres and even tho we just got here my husband waisted no time going to different auctions to gather new workers because he knew the more we procrastinate the less money and crops we would have even tho i hated he spent Most of the time working till dark Instead of with family but i knew what had to be done.
"Ay Pat want to go to the auction house with me in town you could pick ya own negro today...?" Johnny asked while mounting his horse with a disoriented look on his face.
I paused for a second before finally speaking
"You know I hate goin to them things John it always smells like sweat and I hate lookin at them Niggas Faces you know that."
" but I'd mean you'd get to spend some time with me come on baby don't make me go up their alone in this new toooown please please come with me..?" He said getting off his horse grabbing me from behind giving me a long hug I couldn't help but laugh.
" alright alright stop whining about it I'll go ya hear now help me get up on this here horse now. So he helped me get on as we both road out to the local town (SugarBackWay)

(20 mins later into SugarBack Way )
Jonny and I came to a stop the strong smell of wet dirt and hot skin filled my nose making my mood bitter and Jonny unmounted the horse helping me down as we walked to the auction house barely near the door and I could hear the bidding
"Annnnnnnnd as you can see we got a healthy well built A1 class Nigger here good fer heavy duty And so much more and we go 10 10 10 10 lemme see a hand 10 10 we got 10 15 15 15 15 15 we got 15 15 and oh I see 20 20 20 20 20 I see goin once goin twice 25 I see 25 25 25 25 25 25 goin once and twice three timmmmmmessssss and sold
I took my seat in the back watching all the men in their making glare at who came in giving my regards to everyone and they went about their business . I watched a new set of nigras men walking chained up looking tired yet very strong they must have been tired hearing folk talk outside saying they had just brought them in from Georgia country Pickens that being a long way from here.
"Hey baby choose witch nigga ya want you can have ya personal house and field nigga we actually have enough for one and then some ." My husband whispered to me I gave him a quick glance because he was serious about me being able to choose a nigga a small feel of excitement came they my body because I've been wanting extra help round the house we neva had enough niggas besides field workers
" well I'll wait a little longer to see if theirs one that looks like it will be useful." I stated grabbing my husbands hand squeezing it tight.
( almost 30 mins later)
I was starting to get irritable being in that hot action house and the action already sold round 10 negros I was ready to go so I decided this last bunch will be my final look at. So as the 3 set of niggas were being sold the next 3 came up one short and almost pitch dark yet built with a shaved head and dark piercing brown eyes and "hmmmm he could be useful but he's rather short " I thought to myself the one next to him was just a little bit taller then him more of a light brown with a small but good amount of hair he never looked up tho until the auctioneer pulled the back of his head so people could get a good look he had a rather baby face like he we still young looked like he had a lot of fire in him I liked that he could be real good use in the fields but he could be rebellious I can't afford a runaway or some nigger trying to threaten our home. So I took a look at the last nigga in the line which caught my attention rather quick he was the tallest of them all with a solid yet gentle complexion and when he look thru the crowd he was the only one with light green eyes yet they were so demanding and his hair had not different but different pattern his dark black hair reaching to his shoulders with a thick beard to match I couldn't really tell what his build was like under them awful rags but i could tell it was strong. I tapped my husband "Jonny I think I want that one their I said eyeing at the end
" ahh that nigga their you want he looks like just a good field Nigga I suppose ."
"He's the only nigga that looks like he can welcome the white folks that enter and exit our home he can do both be a field and house nigga lord knows Imma need more help round the house when the crops come." He looked at me nodding his head as I gave him a big smile.
The action continued selling off the other two niggas
"Annnnnnd we got 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Jonny raises his hand and we got 10 now 15 15 15 15 15 I see 15 18 18 18 18 18 18 I see 18 we got a good bidder 20 20 20 20 20 I see 20 and 23 23 23 23 23 23 I see 23 I peeked to the side seeing another bidder trying to outbid jonny having me at a nervous wreck because I wanted that nigga because I've waiting entirely to long to not get em. " Jonny that man is going to out bid us and I want that house nigga ohhhhhh nooooo Jonny ." I stated upset, so John slowly stood up " I bid 65 for that nigga and that's final the whole room was silent for a few minutes "Well we have a high bid 65 65 65 65 65 . All I could do was wide eye him because one that was way more then we were suppose to spend and two Jesus I'd just feel bad jonny spending all that hard earned money on one Nigga hell we could have bought 2 more with that one "Jonny you ain't gotta spend that much on that their Nigga we can just wai-
"Oh hush it I already done my deed girl I said you could get a helping Nigga now hush it" so of course I spoke not another word as the final action was sealed . After only fifteen minutes passed I walked myself out to head to the horses hopping-on ready to go seeing jonny finishing up a conversation with the other folk seeing him approach with one colored boy beside his horse
"Help me up boy you can rest up when you get to the land now "he said stern as the dark lad helped him up so, Jonny me and the new nigga set off back to the house
(Back at the plantation WhiteHouse Hill)
It was already setting in late where the sun was setting low I was to lazy to cook but I had to getting to it dashing into the kitchen making chicken and cabbage and we had just enough to have a side of corn twenty minutes all was ready and prepared I called Jonny In from his outside work he decided to attend to for fire wood and Lawson who was steady unpacking and setting up the new home " Lawww Jooooon come on now while the food is still at it's peek not even 3 minutes passed before both of them were ready to devour the food"ahhh ahhhh ahhh y'all two know better we pray before we stuff our faces now give me ya hands." I said giving them both a death glare as they both reached out to grab my hand "lord we thank you for this beautiful meal and I just wanted to thank you for all you have done and I hope you continue to protect me and my family on our new journey and whatever comes before us guide use with your grace and your dignity in Jesus name amen." Letting their hands go taking a seat to eat it was only silent for a few moments"
Now Lawson I know this is a big step for us honey and I want you to enjoy it you start school tomorrow so I want you up bright and early now ya hear." She didn't respond much to me not since we moved she was still rather sore at jonny and I learning she has to leave her friends behind , and I could completely understand because we did just packed up and left but we had no other choice so I'm just going to pray Law gets over this and gets over this minor set back but all will come together so I'm not to concerned