Chapter 7

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I go into work reflecting on the events that happened yesterday. Then I think back to the first racist experience I've had in school and I remember just looking at the skin on my arms, wondering who I was. Just wondering who my skin made me. I think that particular experience made me perfectly aware of my race. Thus, I have grown since then because in the past being a young black woman used to make me embarrassed, now, it empowers me.

As I'm walking in the direction of the elevator, I  stumble into someone and it's Nikki. I just started the day to this. Oh my goodness. She looks at me and gives me a death glare so I just look at her straight in the eye, she looked away first and went on my way. I walk into my department sit at my desk and get straight to business, by cracking my knuckles and type up on my computer and it is just a few minutes before the lunch break and I finish my plan for the pitch.

Since I  couldn't be asked to go to the canteen and I had already got packed lunch from lunch, I might as well stay here and eat, I get my lunch from my bag and I get an idea: why don't I text Sylvaine?


We text each other for a while, then we end the chat and by the time I do so it's almost the end of lunchtime

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We text each other for a while, then we end the chat and by the time I do so it's almost the end of lunchtime. I show my plan to Kianna and she advises me on what to do or not do during a presentation, then she also tells me to improve a few bits here and there and I should be fine.

"Thanks for the help, Kia. I appreciate it ."

"No problem, I'm always here if you need me"She states and walks around the department, possibly checking on others. I use the time that I have left till the end of work, to improvise my plan and begin to start my pitch presentation and continue tomorrow before the big day.

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