Does Senpai like chocolate ?

Different skin

When Mrs. Yamota told them there was going to be a new girl in class , the kids of class 6 A were all excited to meet her .
They had imagined the new girl to be a pale Japanese girl with long straight hair so when Kiara arrived the whole class was shocked.

Kiara didn't have pale skin and she didn't have long straight hair as a matter of fact Kiara wasn't even Japanese. She was a black girl with curly hair from America.

" Ok now. Tell the class your name." Mrs. Yamota had told her as she stood at the front of the class, facing a group of students who sat in their seats with strange unwelcoming looks on their faces.

Well all of them had that look on their face except Haruki who instead had a look of indifference. Maybe he was hiding his true feelings today but, Haruki never cared about anything in class, he would draw and daydream and still pass his exams with flying colors at the end of the day but he never really cared for the constant annoyance of class 6 A.

He looked at Kiara and thoughts flooded his mind.

She's a Black Girl . I've never seen a Black Girl in real life before ..... but I still just want to go home .

He was frustrated with school.

She has curly hair just like mom said

Haruki's thoughts ran on and on until he realized that he was staring at the girl at the front. He quickly looked away and she looked down at her feet , awkwardly.

" My name is Kiara Ellis and I am from America." The black girl at the front finally said with a forced smile after what seemed like forever and as quickly as she said the words she was met with immediate hatred and disgust from the school's most popular girl.

"Well go back !" Akiko said with a smirk creeping into her lips and Kiara stared at her and her forced smile faded instantly.

" Don't be rude Akiko , Kiara's a very good student and she'll be staying in this class." Mrs Yamota said smiling like a fool as if she was trying to mask her real emotions.

Haruki looked at Akiko who had pink hair then back at Kiara and then he realized something that would change the way he felt about his class forever.

His thoughts got louder.

Since Kiara is Black , that makes her the only black person in class now. She's like a lamb to a slaughter in this school of bullies.

He was lost in thought when Kiara walked up to the empty seat beside him.

"Do you mind if I sit here ? " Kiara's voice cracked and he could see that her hands were shaking as she approached him.

" It's yours." Haruki said quickly then he looked out the window that he sat by , staring at the cherry blossoms trying to convince himself that something around him could match Kiara's beauty.

As class went on, multiple racist jokes were made targeting Kiara and he felt a bad feeling in his gut each time.

The bell rang and Kiara was the first to reach out the door, probably running away from the hate she was getting.

" Hey Haruki. I'm having a sleepover tonight. Wanna come ? " Akiko approached him as soon as he got up out his seat.

He took up his books and his backpack and turned to the pink haired girl .

" I'm sorry I'm completely booked this week." Haruki lied and he walked away from the bully quickly without another word.

It was lunch time and his stomach turned and all he could think of was Kiara and how he had to protect her from all the bullies at his school.