Summary:As days passed Remi continued to have to sleep in the dormitory alone, even though she persisted in asking Matron, the woman who watched over her, if she could sleep with her. Soon girls in all shapes and sizes began to arrive to the school. They crowded the place and made it noisy, each looking for their dormitorys. Matron brought Remi to hers and introduced her to her new roomates. There was Jessica, who would be in charge of Remi, Anita, and 2 other new girls who broke down in tears from being far away from family. As Jessica tried showing Remi around, Anita started a romour that the black skin color on Remi would rub off on the lighter skin girls if they touched her. The girls tried not touching her. Anita was really jealous, though, of Jessica spending all this time with Remi, so that's why she started the romour. Remi tried so hard to fit in the school, explaining her culture, where Anita made it harder. She began to make up stories about her life in Africa in order to keep them interesting. Remi finally stood up for herself and confronted Anita. Remi got bad reports in school which her dad who wrote to her, wasn't to happy about it.
Years passed in England and Remi was getting along with everyone now, even Anita. Soon summer came and in the letters she got from her father, she awaited a response saying she was going to Africa, but istead her father said she would be staying there. For the holidays, she would be staying with Aunty Betty. Gerald, Bettys son and also Remi's crush, was whom Remi played games with. They went on a vacation to a resort and had a great time that summer. Soon, Remi went back to school and made a promise to herself that she would get good reports in school. Then, she hears that her father is coming to England to go see her in school. He gets there and Remi doesn't recognize him, but soon she remembers.
Quote:" 'The black comes off, ' she declared in a voice of doom"( Bedford 86).
Reaction: This is when Anita spreads the romour of black rubbing off. That was very rude to say because it is just skin.
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