Shindara P. O. V
   As soon as I walked out of the gallery and back to my office to write my resignation letter,  every one in my department started giving me that look and I was so tired and frustrated that I almost let out my rage when suddenly someone spoke up.

  "I can't believe that she was so terrible in her performance that our team leader had to willingly resign " a lady remarked just to taunt me and I was so surprised as to why she resigned but one thing I know is that it's not because of me.

  " well keep your observation to your self Miss America and stop letting everyone know how dumb you are! " I yelled at her and she was quite shocked as to what happened to the innocent girl few hours ago.

   "wow ! You have grown wings you whore! " a man said  and I shot him a glare.

   "and you don't have to prove to everyone that you despise our skin colour,  you damned racist! " I shot back at him and everywhere was as quiet as a grave yard.

   I stood up, picking up my bag and the letter.

   "and you see this? It's my resignation letter.  I am tired of this fucking discrimination and I can't bear it any longer " I said while raising the letter up.

   " I pray I don't have to see your ugly faces ever again" I said with finality as I walked out in fury.

    I dropped the letter in one of the mail boxes leading to an executive since I was not aware of my employer.

  I went to the company's lounge and my walls almost shattered until my sister walked in.

    " sister Shindara I was your day at work?  Can you believe that there is also a black girl in my class but she is from Uganda and we have a lot of black teachers, its so amazing!  And there was this guy,  very handsome he is a Korean who is schooling here, he literally collected my contact. The siblings here too don't have to call their older siblings with honorifics , they just call them by their name the teachers not excluded!..." she kept on ranting.

  "so how was your first day,  do you meet that Prince Charming " she said with a wink and my heart dropped as soon as I remembered what  happened today.

   "pack your belongings Sandra!  You will be going to your dormitory " I said and  it hurt deeply to hear me saying it but I can't let her figure out what happened today and that we have no where to stay in.

  " well first you haven't answered my question and second, I thought we had agreed that I'm gonna leech on you" she replied.

  " I have the right to leave your question hanging,  I'm older and 2. I am your custodian ,you follow my instruction" I replied with gritted teeth.

  "I don't want to go! " she said childishly while giving me that puppy look.

   "no Sandra.  My decision is final" I replied.

  "OK accompany me then " she said.

   "no one accompanied you this morning so you are going on your own. Thank God you haven't offloaded "

  "but sister.." she hesitated.

  " get out Erica !! " I yelled and she was quite shocked before going away.

  I fell face down on the bed as I cried my eyes out.
 
   "I'm sorry Sandra,  I'm sorry momma I'm a very bad sister and daughter " I said as I cried.

    I slept while I was crying and as soon as I woke up, I took a warm bath and wore a comfortable blouse and trousers with a comfy sneakers.  I didn't pick up my curriculum vitae since I had no option of getting a white collar job.

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Walking about like an helpless fellow in a big city can be really frustrating and not to talk about the cold.

    My phone rang and I sat in a bus stop to pick the call,  it was mum.

   "hello ma" I answered already knowing that Sandra would have reported me to her.

   "how are you my baby girl?  How is your new job? What of your sister?  What do you eat this morning?  I hope they are treating you well?,  take care of yourself " she bombarded me with questions in Yoruba and I was moved to tears. She was the first person to ask me that since I got here.

  " I'm good mama and they are nice,  I will call you back later,  I'm busy " I said as I cut the call not wanting to break down on the phone.

    I immediately poured out my eyes and then suddenly someone spoke up from beside me.

  " hey you new here aren't you? So how is your stay?  I hope everything is great! " he said and I was shocked since he was the first white person to speak nicely to me.

   " I'm good, thanks for your concern " I replied.

  "so I'm Alex and you are? " he asked.

   "Shindara" I said.

   " a complex name you got isn't it so permit me to call you angel because you are pretty " he said.

   "I thought your kind don't talk to ours" I said.

  "that hurt but not everyone of us are racist" he replied and I smiled for the first time till the incident yesterday.

   " I was looking for a work,  any kind" I opened up.

  "that's nice because in the bar I work it we need an extra bar attendant " he said.

   "oh my goodness!  That's amazing.  So how much is my pay?" I asked and he replied which I knew was quite fair for me and my family expenses.

  "now I gotta report to my Employer,  wanna start now? " he asked and I smiled.

   "of course! " I exclaimed.

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