Final Assessment
Winter was just starting in Mississippi so the sun wasn’t shining that much. But all I was glad about was that Cassie learned her place in the world, (ya know cause she's a little black girl). A couple days ago down in Strawberry Cassie bumped into me. I told her to get off the sidewalk but she wouldn’t so my daddy had to step in and push her off. But when her grandmother comes she makes her apologize to me. It felt good when she said Miz Lillian Jean instead of just Lillian Jean. Me, Cassie and my little brother Jeremy were walking home on sunny day and Cassie was carrying my book down on past the railroad tracks. As we walking up towards the bank Cassie tells me she’s got a little gift for me. So we …show more content…
It made me so mad that I just went up to her and slapped her across the face. I guess she did not understand that I was only trying to make her pick up my book and continue walking but she built up all this rage and anger that she just tackles me and starts pulling my hair!! I am laying on the ground fighting with all my might but she was so mad that she starts tugging on my clothes. I soon give up and let her pull my hair and tug on my clothes but I keep screaming at her and calling her names. But soon after that she slows down the tugging and pulling and starts trying to make me apologize.I felt like I did not need to apologize for the things she did to me but no she was trying ot make me apologize for making her get off the sidewalk and for making her carry my book and for making her find her place in the world. I thought I was just trying to help her so when she gets older she does not have to go through trouble to get what she wants. So of course I was not going to apologize to some little black girl who just beat me up. So I refuse. She said, “ Do you want to be bald when you go home girl?” So I mumble, “ I’m sorry Cassie.” She just stands there accepting my apologize probably thinking how cool she was but little did she