![]() ![]() But I must say to Manny in front of all our friends and neighbors …” We all strain to hear her whispery “yes.” Then Uncle Frank takes the stage. In a soft voice Manny asks Carmen to marry him. He ends up against the wall, all nervous and sweaty, my uncle standing over him, Carmen shyly holding his hand. Suddenly a commotion in the living room draws us into a sea of slim legs and petticoats parting, making way for Carmen and Manny. “But didn’t He know she wasn’t married yet?” “But how could that happen? I thought God sent babies after people got married?” “It means she is having a baby even though she is not married.” She was “wronged,” and I ask Ma what that means. But Carmen’s friends from upstairs, Lucy, Divina, and Blanca, are not there because even though Lucy is not married or even engaged she has gotten pregnant. They dance to the Platters and Richie Ray. The girls wear lots of petticoats under their skirts and the guys wear tight pants that just touch their ankles. And though Mickey’s real name is Francisco, we continue to call him Mickey because of his brain trouble. Chaty has grown up into his real name, Reynaldo, which I never even knew he had. Everyone is dressed up-even Chaty and Mickey. ![]()
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