Black Girl Magic

Intro

I'm still working on a cover for the book but my phone is broken so I can't do one now but I hope u enjoy this❤

Hi I'm Kiana...All my life I've been dealing with bullying, teasing, and rejection all because of my darker complexion. In middle school I was teased and bullied by girls who were much lighter than me and always flaunted it around. They told me no boys would like me because I was "dark as night". I didn't believe them till it happened. I had the biggest crush on this boy for awhile and I decided to talk to him. He was hanging with his friends and I walked up to him with all confidence. As soon as I tried to start a conversation with him he struck me with the words, "I don't like dark-skinned girls". I was hurt, devastated that those mean girls were right. I couldn't control my hurt from him so I ran to the bathroom and cried. I started to believe I was actually ugly and not good enough for anyone. I began to get teased even more after everyone heard about me getting rejected. That topic carried around the school for half of the year. After middle school, the judging of me had gotten worse. Freshman year...New school...No drama...So I'd thought at least. When I walked in the class I could hear whispers and laughs directed towards me. I tried to ignore them but it progressed more and more. One day in class we were talking about our upcoming school play, the classic, Romeo and Juliet. Our teacher wanted us to raise our hands for who would be interested in playing in the play. I raised my hand high and proud considering I love plays and exploring literature. But my teacher recommended that I don't try out for Juliet because it doesn't fit my character. I understood what he meant but the students in the back of me had jokes. "Yeah you don't fit the character because you're too dark!!" "Juliet wasn't that black!!" They went on and on till the teacher silenced them. I was so hurt inside and I thought the teacher really did think I was too dark to be in a school production. I had a problem in these past grades. I did too much listening. Now instead of just hearing what the people would say about me I would listen to them and take in the material the used against me. Hearing and listening are two completely different things. When you hear something you don't take it in and admire it you just brush it off. Hearing is an ability the most people are blessed with to hear the sounds of the world. When you listen to something you take it in. You're mind examines what you just listened to and you took it to heart. This is what I do. I listen to what people say about my skin color and it affects me deeply. But not anymore...Time to take a stand this school year...

Heyy guys I know this isn't something I would usually write but I really wanted to write a story like this😌 I hope you guys enjoy it so far❤