In Toni Cade Bambara's short story "Raymond's Run," Squeaky's main responsibility is to take care of her intellectually disabled older brother, Raymond. In the first paragraph of the short story, Squeaky mentions that her only responsibility is to mind her brother and also says that she is willing to fight anyone who attempts to make fun of Raymond. Squeaky keeps an eye on her brother and makes sure that she walks between him and the road to prevent Raymond from bolting into the middle of the street. She also takes Raymond to the May Day races, where she competes against other girls in her age group and ends up winning first place. While Squeaky is running in the big race, she looks over and sees Raymond running adjacent to her on the other side of the fence. Following the race, Squeaky decides to invest her time in coaching Raymond on how to run; she believes that he can be a competitive athlete.