My Battle For Equality

Chapter 14

This is a picture of Nate

And sometimes I have kept feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.

- Jane Austen
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We were walking to the park area of the school.

"So do you like it here?" He asked me.

"It's alright." 

Just when I said that a boy came to me. His clothes were from Gucci, so that everybody could see how rich he was.

"I have finally found the Muslim, all my friends have been talking about you. I have made a bet with one of my friends that you don't have hair under that scarf." He said.

I just turned around and walked away as fast as I could, I don't have the energy for this.

"What the hell is wrong with you Nate?" Alexander said with anger in his voice.

"I've bet for $100, man. Leave me alone."

I was finally outside when I heard that someone was running behind me.

He took my damn backpack out of my hands.

"I will give it back if you take your scarf off. Just do it, nobody is going to see it." He said.

Okay Dounia, think fast.

I acted like I gave someone behind him the sign to come. He looked behind him to see who I was waving to.

Stupid boy.

I grabbed my backpack and threw it behind me. Then I grabbed his hand and twisted it, he fell on his knees with his hand still twisted by me. 

"Let me tell you something Nate. I don't care if you are rich or popular, you don't treat anyone like that." I said to him. 

He was crying for help, but I didn't let go. When I was little my father and Souf learned me how to defend myself. My father knows that guys think that girls are weak and take advantage of that. 

I let him go.

"You little bitch." He said.

I don't know what he wanted to do but I saw pure hate in his eyes. I think he wanted to slap me. But someone grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.

"What did you just say to my sister?" Souf said.

I saw Ayoub, Ilias, James, Mike and Nick  standing next to Souf.

"Apologize to her. Or I swear on my mother that I'll punch you so hard that you will swallow your own teeth." Ilias said to Nate.

"It was just a bet, man. I've bet with one of my friends that she doesn't have hair under her scarf. You don't need to be aggressive." Nate said.

 "Apologize, now!" You could hear that Soufiane was ready to fight.

"Alright, alright just calm down, dude. I'm sorry." He said to me with hate in his eyes and he walked away.

"The next time I'm not going to be this calm."Souf said to him.

"Did he do something to you?" Ayoub asked.

"No, he couldn't." I said with a little smile.

"Yeah, we saw what you did." James said.

"I saw that you pay attentions in my self defense classes." Souf said and he put his arm on my shoulders.