9100 St. Charles Rock Road
St. Louis, MO 63114
(314) 493-6100 loftona913@ritenourschools.org Hybrid By A’Niyah Lofton Amber Coley is a 17 year old, white girl. She really does not see color when it comes to human beings. She believes that we are all equal. We all bleed, we all shed tears when we’re in pain we can not bare. So why is it that blacks should be treated less than whites? She never understood. Her father, George Coley works for a butcher shop. After her mom passed away he went into a deep depression and gave up on his dreams to become an entrepreneur. Even though she sees a people for people rather than the color of their skin, George is the total opposite. When Amber was just a baby, he was a …show more content…
He had his hair slicked back perfectly, shining as the sun beamed down so perfect as if he was beautiful diamond. Brawny arms, clear brown skin and pearly white teeth. When she finally gained the courage to talk she said, “No thank you. I got it!”
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah. and you really shouldn’t be socializing with a girl ‘round here.”
“Ain’t nothing wrong with a little conversation. Freedom of speech right?”
She could tell that he was not from Mississippi because he would definitely know better. She didn’t want to get him in trouble, or hell she didn’t want to get herself into trouble. But to her, he was just so cute and articulate. She could not help but to continue talking to him as she stared into his eyes with never ending interest.
“Are you from here?”
“No miss, I am just visiting my cousins for the summer. I’m actually from Saint Louis. Missouri.”
“Oh wow. Show me state huh?”
With laughter, “Yes ma’am. How about you miss? Are you from here?”
“Yep. Born and raised. I live right around the corner