A Brief History of Seven Killings: Part 2, Chapter 12 Summary & Analysis

Nina is about to leave for the Singer’s house when her mother calls and says to come to Nina’s parents’ house immediately. When she arrives, Kimmy opens the door, and Nina asks her mother what’s going on. Nina’s mother begins yelling at her, calling her a “whore” and accusing her of “debasing herself with that, that Rasta.” Nina protests that Kimmy has a Rasta boyfriend, but her mother replies that at least Kimmy’s boyfriend is from a “good family.” Nina’s mother is so overcome with anger that she falls down and has to be helped into a chair.

Kimmy knows that Nina won’t point out that Kimmy also slept with the Singer, as this would be too much for their mother to bear. The three women yell at one another and eventually Nina’s mother shouts for her husband, Morris. She says that Nina must be infested with lice and exclaims that she doesn’t want a “Rasta bastard pickney” in her house. Suddenly, Nina feels a leather strap hit her; her father grabs her by the leg and begins beating her. Nina screams for him to stop and eventually kicks him in the chest, grabs the belt, and beats him in return.