Zakiya Dalila Harris's debut novel, 'The Other Black Girl,' is Marie Claire's June #ReadWithMC book club pick. Read the first chapter of the book here.
This meant one of two things: One of her white colleagues had started using Brown Buttah. Or—more likely, since she was pretty sure none of them had accidentally stumbled into the natural hair care aisle—Nella's heart fluttered as she felt something she supposed resembled a hot flash. Had it finally happened? Had all of her campaigning for more diversity at Wagner finally paid off?
Now nearing the end of her long career, Kimberly spent most of her time out of the office, and Nella suspected Sophie spent most of her time waiting for Kimberly to kindly retire already so that she could take her place. In a year, maybe less, it would dawn on Sophie that her boss wasn't going anywhere unless someone told her to, and no one ever would. But for now, Sophie hung on naively, just as every single one of her predecessors had.
Nella reached for her phone, let out a small groan, and said,"Whoa! Is it already 10:15? I actually need to make a very important phone call."Nella would not report back, but she'd learned that punctuating too-long interactions with this promise made parting much easier.Nella sighed and looked around aimlessly, her eyes skipping over the stack of papers she still hadn't delivered to her boss.
"...impossible. I swear, once you find where one person sits, you'll never find them a second time!" Maisy cackled again, her voice growing louder as she led her companion closer to her office. Nella sat up straighter. The girl's words, which sounded warmer and huskier than the laugh that had fallen easily from her mouth, evoked a sense of Harlem cool that Nella had always wished she possessed. She also noted—with reverence and not a little bit of envy—how confident the girl sounded, especially when Nella recalled her own anxiety-inducing interview with Vera.
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