COLOR OF MY SKIN

THE COLOR OF MY SKIN

Ryan

MARRY YOU

Bruno Mars

What time do U get off work...?

At 8:00

Why U ask?

Got a hot date tonight my sister says, and I....need U to cover my shift please!

Absolutely not! Renee I reply texting her back real quick.

Come on Ryan my sister whines when she wants me to do her a small favor followed by more favors.

I was in the school library doing a book report.

No sorry can't Renee I reply gonna busy tonight.

U are so selfish! She argues getting mad at me being unreasonable towards me.

That is, not true and U know it! I responded keeping my voice down. An flip the pages of the book how to kill a mockingbird.

It's due tomorrow which means I need to finish it today.

Doing what...? She questions like I don't possibly have anything to do with my time unlike her who's been on one day after the other.

Never, speak to me again! My immature sister who treats me sometimes like her personal slave.

I sat between two bookshelves alone friendless and writing my book report. An female voices those of my ex friends Tracy and Skyler "whispering" to each other mildly quiet.

Over by the left side of the library. So I got up shoved my textbooks into the mouth of my bookbag my gut told me two things avoid em Ryan their not your friends anymore.

Not caring to stick around for their chit chat those "gossip" trolls I pick up Harper Lee mockingbird book cause I need to get my report down I was 30 pages into it so hopefully I will be finished by lunch.

I told the librarian who works here Haley Matthews that I was gonna just borrowed the book and bring it back tomorrow.

"It's no problem Ryan she", says standing on this ladder as she stacks a brand new supply of books on their shelves Haley never socializes with anyone but spends most of her time in the one place mean girls can't find her.

I do the same thing so I can't blame her.

"Bye, I say to her." An she waves briefly before turning her attention back to her job 1 that she tells me sucks but has to "act" like she enjoys it at least until next fall where she will be gone for good.

She has an auntie that lives in Colorado springs who wants her to come and stay with her there.

That makes Haley stoked because then she won't ever be around her mom's boyfriend he "hurts" her behind closed doors. That's what she had confided in me last year.