Song- Already by Beyonce, Shatta-Wale and Major Lazer
I felt a light tap on my shoulder and I raise my head and see everyone staring at me and the teacher looking at me sternly.
"Miss Sterling can you please answer the question on the board" Mrs Khalifa asks
I sit up straight and stare at the question on the board. I look at the topic and we were answering some questions on the board and this woman gave me the hardest.
( this is the question)
The county cleared this path and paved it with packed gravel, so they would have a peaceful place to hike and bike.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
A. path, paving
B. path and then paved
C. path before paving
D. path paved
"It's going to be D" I answer
"Why?" She fires back
"Two things happened: first the county cleared the path, and then the county paved it. So any answer choices that express this sequence of events would fit the sentence, and thus not be the "wrong" answer that we are looking for here. Answers A, B, and C all express the same idea in slightly different ways, creating perfectly grammatical phrases. Thus making the answer D" I reply with a smirk on my face.
"Correct, just don't sleep in my class again."
" Yes Mrs Khalifa"
I look around and see the look of shock on my classmates faces. Y'all didn't know I was smart. I flip my hair and pay attention to what the woman was saying.
The bell rings just as she's rounding up the class.
"I'm going to give you group assignments for your projects, and no you may not choose your own partner I'll be pairing you up, you will work in duos and the question will be Are we beyond Racism or Not?" She explains
"Emily you're with Jordan, Phoebe you're with Derrick, Kaden you're with Arlissa, Nissey you're with Kara, Yara you're with Luka, and Shanae you're with Lucius" she finished. My head perked up at the mention of my name. I turn and see Lucius giving me an all knowing smirk. We were dismissed and I walk to my friends and chime in on the conversation.
"Good luck to y'all" I say with fake tears.
"Thanks but I think you're going to need it" Nissey says
"Mmhhm" Alana replies.
" Why were you so sad and angry when you walked in class?" Yara asks
"I had a run in with that bitch Clara and her Lalaloopsies" I explain
"What the hell did they say that got you triggered?" She asks
"The bitch called me a slave, saying I should stay away from Lucius and all that shit"
"I know you fucking lying, Who the hell is she calling a slave. She better be praying to the Lord that I don't see her, smell her or even touch her cause a bitch don't want to get her hands dirty" Yara threatens
"Why the hell would she even ask you to stay away from Lucius it's not like y'all talking and shit" Nissey says as if it's the most obvious thing ever. The twins just give me a look and I just nod my head. We walk out of class and head to the lounge that some black students made. We met up with the rest of the gang and just sat down and talked.
"So Shanae we were never able to go on our date" Jarelle says
"We were supposed to go on a date?" I ask utterly confused.
"Yeah, you don't remember do you" he replies with a frown on his face. The awkward looks we were getting from the others and the look of hurt and pain on Arlissa's face.
I shook my head and Arlissa packs her stuff and basically runs out of the lounge.
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Finally released the chapter. I had to enjoy myself a little before I continued to write and the jet lag is killing me like damn. I know it's short but this was all I could write on the plane. Comment and Vote.
Till next time
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