Imani POV
"What did you get" Michael said
"You know I got a Hershey swirl as always" I said
"I should have known" he replied
"I'm so ready for school , like we have like 4 more weeks and I'm like totally ready" brittany said
Brittany was my best friend she was the first one to talk to me when I moved here in Beverly. I was about 10 when I moved here from Atlanta , Ga. My mom was a doctor and My dad owned this huge law firm called Norton Rose & Fulbright. Anyways Michael was my boyfriend and his mom was a dentist and his dad was a computer technician.
"It crazy how we were just in like elementary school and now we're going off to college , the same college at that" Brittany said
"Well I've been meaning to talk to you both about that , I'm not going to the university here" I said
"What , why not" Michael said
"Because I want to see something different , you know I don't want to be stuck in Beverly for the rest of my life" i said
"Well what college you going to" Brittany asked
"Well I did get accepted into spellman , and I really wanted to go there". I said
"Spellman , baby that school is full of you know ghetto people. Why would you want to go there" Michael said
"What you trying to say is full of black people and plus I'm black and I'm from Atlanta anyway , I don't see the big problem" I said
"No you're mixed. Your mom is white , and the difference is you're not like those people , you're like us. All classy you know" Brittany said
"Does it even matter and what do you mean those people , their human just like us" I said
"Well .. Michael said hesitantly
You know what I got to go I said as I got up from the table. There was nothing wrong with going to Spellman and I was going these were supposed to be the closest people to me and they judge me like this.
"Hey honey" my mom said as I walked through the door
"Hey mom I said"
"What's wrong baby , you look down" She said
"Oh nothing just tired" I said proceeding to walk upstairs
"Oh wait look , a letter came in from the university , read it . I wanted to open it but I just waited she said with a huge smile.
"Ha , ha I said with clenched teeth as she stood in front of me.
"Mom , what's that smell" I asked
"Oh , yeah I forgot about dinner one second sweetie , let me set the table.
"Marilyn , Imani are y'all home" my dad yelled as he walked in the house.
Could my life get any worser I thought to myself.
"Honey hurry up and get comfortable , Imani got a letter from the university and she going to read it to us. my mom said
"I can wait to get comfortable , honey read the letter " my dad said
"Well I have something to tell you guys" I said
"What is it" my dad said
"I'm not going to the university here" I said
"What do you mean you're not going to the university here" my mom said
"I'm not going here" I said
"Yes you are , we paid good money for that school it's a private university and you're going to that school. she said getting angry.
"Wait , wait , wait my dad said ... I'm sure she picked a good college no need for the yelling Marilyn.
"Hmm , okay she said as she took a deep breath.
"Well what college are you going to? She asked
I hesitated to answer
"C'mon honey what college my dad said
"Spellman I said quickly"
"You are not going to Spellman"my dad said
"Dad why not" I said
"Because that's not where you belong" he said
"Exactly and you be around those people and pick up their bad habits , no you're not going " my mom replied
"Mom , why do they have to be those people , gosh ... You are really doing to much right now. You act like I'm just so much different from them" I said getting angry
"You are different , you don't belong with them , those are not the type of people we raised you to be with so just cut the craps because you not going.
" Well easy for you to say , you're all white , I've been around white people all my life. And I want to see different people and just be myself , find myself I'm tired of living how you want me to live" I said yelling
I soon felt a hand across my face and I started to cry.
"You know what , no child of mine will be going to Spellman , so guess what you can leave . And don't come back , you are an embarrassment to this family." She said
"Dad " I said
"I have nothing else to say to you imani"
"Fine , I'll leave" I said while running upstairs
'Oh , no baby doll all that stuff up there I paid for , if you're going to Spellman you're leaving all that stuff here clothes shoes. Jewelry and everything. Leave it and your credit cards will be cancelled by the morning. Bye bye
"Are you serious right now" I yelled
"Oh I'm beyond serious I did not raise you this way , now let yourself out. She said as she pointed to the door and sat next to my dad
"Hey honey" my dad said
"Yes" I said as I turned around
"You'll never survive on you're own out there" he said with a grin
I never knew how messed up my parents were until now.
I decided to go to Brittany's house
"Hey I need somewhere to stay" I said
"Honestly imani I love you but my parents will never accept you especially now that you're going to spellman.
I couldn't do anything but walk away as she shut the door. I didn't even bother going Michaels way cause I knew what his parents reaction was going to be. It was 12:58 and the airport was closed everything was. My flight wasn't until the day after tomorrow. I walked and walked until I was at the airport I just sat on a bench and thought until I slowly drifted off to sleep.
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Hey , thank you welcome to Beverly Hills airline.
Hi , I said ... Um i have a ticket to altanta for tomorrow but I really need to leave today , can I use my ticket please.
"Ma'am I'm sorry but no seats are already filled and if your passport is for tomorrow you're going to have wait.
"Please I jus- I said as she cut me off
"I'm sorry , she said walking away
"Damn I said as I began to cry. I sat on the bench until the airport closed and the security guard told me to exit the building so guess where I went to the same spot I was last night. I had no money my credit cards were cancelled because I tried to use it inside the airport.
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I was now heading for Atlanta , and honestly I had nothing. How was I gonna get through this I said
