Tonight I was eating dinner with my mama when two of her older mama friends came over. They ate with my mama and me, and then one of the mamas told me she wanted to take me to the music in our village tonight. We finished the meal and my mama told me to get my flashlight and lock my door. Our neighbor mama took me down the street where many children and some adults were gathered, many sitting in plastic chairs or on mats near the surrounding houses. Mama told me that we were waiting for fuel for the generator. We sat in the darkness amid shy children coming up to "shikamoo" me (a respectful greeting).
The generator started, a single fluorescent bulb was lit above the dancefloor, and the giant speakers were suddenly in sight. A young man stood on the porch of the house, his laptop glowing as he started up the mix.
Children and adults dancing in the deep night, women sitting with wiped-out youngsters in the dark near each other. A clear night, so many stars.
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