ODDS OF LOVE : SEASON ELEVEN

Episode 39

" I wouldn't worry, Glory," the doctor at the clinic assured Glory Norland after she had been examined and the mammogram performed. " It's probably nothing to be alarmed about. We should know results of the mammogram in about a week. "

" Thank you," Glory said as she looked at the new text message from Andrew on her phone. It read ," Where are you? You've been gone a while. Are you ok ? "

She texted back," I'm fine. Luv you. "

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Faith climbed on her motorcycle outside the hospital. She looked back at it.

Negative.

She smiled. Then she rode off down the street.

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Roman sat in the office he had already claimed in the new building that his uncle had leased for the new American headquarters. He was happily engaged on his laptop researching his newest hobby.

Alfred Giadello.

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Joe was overly overprotective of Winston as he helped him into the house. " You won't believe how those people got the living room clean. They're actually pretty good at whatever they do. Do you want to see? It's almost time for that soap of yours. "

Winston looked at the entrance to the living room and suddenly saw Skip Sands throwing him down onto the floor. He swallowed hard and balled his hands into fists. " No. I don't want.... I'd rather make us lunch. What do you want to eat, Joey ? "

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The doctor said," You're doing good as far as that gunshot wound is concerned, Gerald, but you need to lose weight. "

Gerald , in his hospital bed , said with amusement," Tell me something I don't know, doctor. "

" I'm being serious. You are fifty now. If you don't lose a sufficient amount of weight you might not see fifty one. Especially with your high bp and cholesterol. I recommend a solid diet and exercise program. Now. "

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The civics teacher , Malik Johnson, wrote two words on the white board in his classroom of sixth graders.

White Privilege.

" Tell me," the short stocky dark skinned Black man said ," what that means to you. What is White Privilege to you? "

Luci raised her hand. " When who or what you are leads to you getting things you didn't earn. "

Malik nodded. " Good idea, Miss Moore. Anyone else ? Mr. Klein , what do you say? What's your opinion on White Privilege? "

Sol swallowed nervously. He hated talking in class. Any class except for science. " Ummm. Well. I think it's what Luci said. It's basically people like me, White people, thinking they are better because they are White and thinking they can get what they want because they are White. Right? "

" I think you are definitely on to something, young man. Anyone else? "

Zora sniffed. " I don't think it exists. It's just another reason for some people to whine. That is what my daddy says. He's a senator you know. "

Lewis raised his hand and said," Well my dad isn't a senator but he says people aren't whining about white privilege. He says that Black people were held back years and deserve any helping hand they can get. He says we White people have been entitled enough in life. That's what it means to me. It means my own race being entitled. "

Richie, in the back, watched Lewis and replied," And a good example would be Miss Zora there. White privilege is her being suspended for a week but getting over it because her daddy went to the board. "

Zora snapped at him ," So what if he did? The whole board was smart enough to realize that Dr. HighTower was bullying me. "

Richie snorted ," Not my foster dad. Wide Load voted to keep you suspended, Miss White Privilege America. "