Some people in my town are racist. Blacks aren’t respected by other local people. This is especially true on Dumby Red. I didn’t go to Dumby’s funeral because my mother didn’t want me to. I tried to go to the funeral and dressed perfectly, but I had taken my tie from an old man. The tie was awkwardly wide, and had the resemblance of a bib. I went to the Sandhill then I saw a sign which was on the fence. It read, “THE POINT ABORIGINAL RESERVE – NO ENTRY WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION.”
I climbed through the bottom strands and got into the point. The Port was different from my perspective. I could not see many people. I spent a significant amount of time trying to locate the venue that the funeral was taking place in, but to no avail. Then, I met Clarence. I followed her to a crowd of people who were all standing beneath me. I also saw people I knew from footy, but I was the only white there and nobody talked to me. I felt conspicuous and self-conscious. I felt for Dummy’s hair because they did it all wrong. A sense of peacefulness came to me when the world fell silent. Eventually, I went home with Clarence and her parents. I didn’t like Dummy when I met him because of my raging jealousy. Dummy was a fantastic player and everything he did was always better than mine, despite the fact that he didn’t receive the “Player of the March” award. I really hated the graffiti. When I saw this, I didn’t feel angry; the only thing it did was remind me to think of my retirement. When I got to the butcher’s and saw this sign, “SPECIAL THICK SAUSAGE $2.99 KG” all I could read was “BOONGS GO AWAY.” Then, I came to the