Chances are....

7. Nothing new to me

~Justine~

I I decided I'd walk to school and when I got there Bradlley had just pulled into a parking space.

"Hey!" I yelled to him

"Hey, well now that we got here at the same time I can't get lost. Did you open the envelope yet?"

Then I remembered that nothing ever goes my way "No, not yet...."

The whole walk to the library had been silent, I'm actually surprised he haden't said anything. I chose the table in the secluded part of the library away from all of the other people and pulled out the envelope.

"Now, before you open that, there's something I need to tell you...what was your name again?" How does he not know my name yet?

"My name is Justine. What'd you need to say?"

"Well, Justine, I have some bad news. I mean, probably good news for you but...." Oh God. I knew it, I just knew it!

"What are you rambling about?" I asked, act normal Justine.

"When I got home Friday night my dad decided it'd be great time to tell me that we're moving and well, I never really knew about it. He says it's some sort of business opportunity but I'm like dude I'm graduating in like 3 months and he's all I know son but it'll only be for a year or two, then later my mom's all Bradley dear you're leaving for college anyway so it wouldn't really be a big deal." I almost didn't catch half of what he was saying, he just blurted it all out.

"Wow, that was a lot of words you used just to tell me you're moving. Shouldn't you be telling the school that?" I already knew something like this was going to happen, it always does.

"My dad already did."

"Well, I guess this is goodbye?" I smiled, trying to make it less awkward "it was great almost working with you" and with that I stood up, grabbed the envelope and headed towards the doors. I mean there was no real reason to stay, it's not like we were friends. There was nothing I could do. He was moving away and that was final.

"Yeah, see ya"

Like I said, I can never get even an incline of happiness before everything is knocked down. I mean, I'm not saying I like the guy or anything. It's just that I had hoped for once a guy wouldn't see me as another bitter black girl, I'm not a stereotype! He would never even get the chance to know me, no one ever gets to know me. Everyone's idea of me is based on assumptions. I spent the rest of my Saturday listening to music and starting my senior project.