Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Quote
He was out playing and heard Molly calling him. Richard! Supper! Instead of answering Coming! and running to her, he dodged under a hedge, scraping his knees. Richard! Richard! Molly sounded frantic this time, but he remained silent, crouched. Richard! Where are you, Dicky? A rabbit stopped and watched him, and he locked eyes with the rabbit and, for those short moments, only he and the rabbit knew where he was. Then the rabbit leaped out and Molly peered under the bushes and saw him. She smacked him. She told him to stay in his room for the rest of the day. She said she was very upset and would tell Mr. and Mrs. Churchill. But those short moments had made it all worthwhile, those moments of pure plenary abandon, when he felt as if he, and he alone, were in control of the universe of his childhood.
He was out playing and heard Molly calling him. Richard! Supper! Instead of answering Coming! and running to her, he dodged under a hedge, scraping his knees. Richard! Richard! Molly sounded frantic this time, but he remained silent, crouched. Richard! Where are you, Dicky? A rabbit stopped and watched him, and he locked eyes with the rabbit and, for those short moments, only he and the rabbit knew where he was. Then the rabbit leaped out and Molly peered under the bushes and saw him. She smacked him. She told him to stay in his room for the rest of the day. She said she was very upset and would tell Mr. and Mrs. Churchill. But those short moments had made it all worthwhile, those moments of pure plenary abandon, when he felt as if he, and he alone, were in control of the universe of his childhood.
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