Toni Morrison suggests in her novels that in order to survive, oppressed black people has to visit the past and talk about their suffering and seek ways to heal themselves by the means of kinship and community support. The purpose of verbalizing the experience that has caused mental trauma can lead to healing and recovery. Being heard by a supportive community is a useful tool of recovery for the victims. Since the trauma is caused by separation, rejection, discrimination and dehumanization, being embraced by community can act as a healer. According to Morrison, it is in the community that a person learns how to be an individual and himself; how to adore privacy and at the same time belong to something larger, that is society. This article reveals Florens's state of mind, a traumatized young slave who shares her story with a black man whom she considers her security from harm