: Rachel Anne Jones
: Black and White
: BookBaby
: 9781543959109
: 1
: CHF 1.10
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: Erzählende Literatur
: English
: 310
: kein Kopierschutz
: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet
: ePUB
What happens when two high school boys from Mississippi meet and immediately have racial conflict? They don't know each other, yet they don't like each other. Unforeseen circumstances force them in to each other's lives and they are forced to walk in each other's shoes. Will they find a way to work together to overcome these obstacles, or will they let their own emotions and pride destroy each other?

CHAPTER 6


SOLOMON

I wake up feeling groggy with a pounding headache. As soon as I open my eyes, I see a white lady and her husband and a girl sitting in the room staring at me. I pinch myself really hard to make sure I am not dreaming. I close my eyes and open them again. They are all still here. This ain’t my bedroom. I see that I’m in a hospital room or something. I look down and see that I’m wearing like a gown. Suddenly the lady is at my bedside, “Oh Rhett! Thank God you are awake. We were all so worried about you! I can’t believe you fell down a flight of stairs and hit your head. How frightening!” The man is watching me more closely. He has a skeptical look on his face. “I’m not Rhett.” I say. “Oh no, he has AMNESIA!” The woman starts to cry. I stumble out of bed, keeping my back to wall. No way these people are seeing my black ass. I quickly go in the bathroom and shut the door. I lean over the sink and splash water in my face. My hands! Oh my God, my hands are white! I cannot for the life of me figure out what’s going on. I have no memories of last night and I have no idea who these people are in my room. I stand up and look in the mirror. I see Rhett Barben’s face with a black eye and a fat lip. I barely stop my fist from punching the mirror. I quickly turn around to see why he’s in the room with me. NOOO. I’m the only person in this tiny bathroom. I turn around again. I still see Rhett’s face in the mirror. What the HELL?

I want to shout. I want to start hitting things. I’m already in the hospital though. If I do any of these things, they might try to take me to the psyche ward. I have to play it cool. I sit down on the edge of the bathtub and try to think. What happened last night? What happened last night?!! I was with Tyrell. We were walking around. Then there was music and a club. Then I was fighting with Rhett and I wanted to kill him. I knocked him out. Then I ran off. And NOW I’m Rhett, which means he must be me. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? I need to find Rhett.

I open the door and come out. The lady is sobbing and her husband is patting her back. I don’t know what to do so I go and get back in the hospital bed. I look over and see that the girl has a backpack with her that has Scarlet on it. I take a chance. “Hey Scarlet.” She barely looks up from her phone. “Hey turd.” I guess Scarlet is her name.