
He comes the next day, to give her money she decides to run away, and finds herself on the streets.

His reasoning in not taking her to a hospital is selfish it would reflect badly on him, and he doesn't want that at all. Her father drives her away to a friend who is a nurse, who cleans and bandages Maya he then drives her to a friend's house for the night. Her father comes back, gets Dolores in the house, and Maya tells him that Dolores cut her. Dolores is upset and insults Maya's mother, and Maya slaps her Dolores cuts Maya somehow, and Maya has to run and lock herself in her father's car to protect herself. Maya feels sorry for her, since she thinks her dad was cruel she goes out to try and console her, which is not a good idea. She says she wants to marry him, but dislikes Maya and doesn't want her around he storms out, and leaves her crying there. He reacts badly to this, since she is jealous without cause if her problem is Maya being there. Welcome to "Black Southern life" (1.24).They finally reach home, and Dolores is angry she and Daddy Bailey have an argument, and Dolores accuses him of letting his children come between them.They return to the Store in the evening worn out and dirty, only to go out again the next day to make barely any money.In the morning, the workers are energetic and hopeful, but by the afternoon, they aren't so happy.

Momma has a routine: she wakes up at four in the morning, prays, gives the children chores, and lets in the people who are waiting to enter the store.She knows exactly what time of year the cotton pickers will go to work, when the customers will be happy, and when they will be sad.

