Penny: Curious Black
Chapter 1: Amy Stuart
This is my new fanfic, requested by: retro mania. There is a new girl at Sherman and Penny's school who happens to be black-skinned. After having a fight with the new girl, Penny is decided to live in person how does it feel to be a black-skinned girl.
Based in the Superman's girlfriend comic: Lois Lane I am curious (black)!
-Monday... I hate Mondays-opined Penny sitting beside Sherman
The red-haired looked up at her while he was writing on his folder.
The girl started to pay attention at his writing.-What are you writing?-
-I'm finishing some stuff for my robotics club-he explained closing the folder and focused on Penny.-So, are you still coming to my house today to finish the history project?-
-Of course!-she smiled.-Your father is agree on letting us use the WABAC on our own?-
-Mmm... I don't know yet, he didn't look completely convinced when I told him about your idea-
-Ugh... he is really overprotective with you-
-That's what fathers do, right?-
Penny stared at that question a bit, remembering her father. He usually didn't seem to be pretty interested on her.
Suddenly, the teacher got into the classroom as usual. But everything seemed so quiet all of a sudden. Even she seemed to be pretty surprised with the reaction of the kids. Perhaps she was wearing something inappropriate; maybe they found out that she was wearing exactly the same make-up that the last week... or maybe they were paying attention to the little person beside her.
-Good morning, class-the teacher said.-Today we have a new classmate!-she explained pretty excited before turning to the girl beside her.-C'mon, don't be shy, present yourself-
The girl looked at her in a disgusted way. She sighed, knowing that she didn't have any way out of that situation. She still couldn't believe that their parents were taking her to that school!
-Hello, I'm Amy Stuart-she said finally.-I'm seven and I... moved here with my family last month when my father got a better job-she explained
-Great done, Amy, now please go sit in there-she said pointing the desk behind Sherman
She nodded her head and passed over the kid giving him a smile which Sherman gave back.
The teacher smiled at Amy once again before starting her class. But anyone was concentrated at what the woman was saying (no one except Sherman, who loves history, of course). They were all pretty focused on the new girl. She had dark frizzy hair and a thin face. Her deep brown tired eyes showed that she has never been to a school like that one before. She felt completely strange and weird being inside of that place. She felt really out of place. And many students started to think that way.
Penny started to inspect her. She could bet she knew that girl from somewhere! She just couldn't remember from where... And that was quite strange because she would never forget about someone "like her". She did know many girls with frizzy dark hair or deep brown eyes... but she didn't know many black-skinned African girls.
-So, what do you think of the new girl?-asked Abby sitting with Penny and Jill on the Sherman, Carl and Mason's table.
-I think she is really nice-opined Mason
-I don't think so... she looks really unhappy being here, in fact, she hasn't even talked-pointed Jill
-Guys, you must give her a chance-said suddenly Sherman.-She isn't from here. She was actually from a really humble place. Her father had studied as an engineer but he didn't win enough money to sustain her and her family. That was when he got a really important job and nowadays he's a millionaire-
Every one turned to face him.-How do you that?-asked Penny
-Mr. Peabody-he explained.-He invited him and his family to one of his parties and he told me that. I think she's nice, but a bit scared, that's all-
-Scared? Of what?-asked the Blondie a bit annoyed
-Of a new city, classmates, school-said Sherman
-I think Sherman is right-decided Abby finally.-Let's talk to her!-
Amy was sitting alone at lunch time. She was eating her sandwich, even though she wasn't hungry at all. She hated that school, everyone was looking at her in a really weird way, and she knew why. Since she was a baby her father explained her why people were different to her.
-Hello!-greeted a girly voice
The girl looked up and saw another girl, just from her same age. She was blonde, with blue eyes and white-skinned.
-My name is Penny Peterson-she greeted.-You must be Amy, right?-
The black-skinned folded her arms.-Yep, that's my name-she looked to the other side making Penny a bit angry
-So, how are you doing?-asked Penny not giving up and making Amy look at her again
-I'm fine, thank you-
-Really? So, where are you from?-
-I'm from... Metropolis' Little Africa-she finished
Penny hasn't gone to that city, but she has heard about it. Her parents told her that it was a city in which poor dark-skinned people lived. She still couldn't believe someone from "that kind" was inside her same school.
Amy noticed the Penny's look. Her father explained her that white-skinned felt as if they were better than them only because of their skin. Whitey people will let the black-skinned shine their shoes and sweep their floors and baby-sit their kids! But they are never completely agree to the kids into their lily-white schools.-Have you ever gone to that city?-she asked already knowing the answer
-Mmm... Nope, but it should be really nice-
Amy sighed.-Don't try to pretend it, Penny-
-What do you mean?-
-C'mon! Of course you haven't gone, but obviously you know what it is!-she pointed standing up and getting really angry
-What's wrong with you now?-asked Penny getting angry too, she will never let anyone treat her as if he was less of course.
-Sure, you're young, sweet and pretty! But you're also a whitey!-
-Whitey? I have never said that you're a "black-skinned one"!-Amy pushed her and Penn growled.-But you know what?-the girl turned to face her.-People is right about you and all of your "kind"!-as Penny screamed that, Amy jumped to her and the both started to fight.
And that was when some teachers saw them and separated them.
-What happened to you two?-asked one of the teachers, she looked at Amy.-What have you done to her?-
She stared at the teacher shocked.-ME? She has called me black-skinned-
-And that is wrong because...?-
-Because she said it as if being it was something bad!-
The teacher looked at Penny frowning.-Amy said that having white skin was something bad!-screamed Penny defending herself
-Alright, we'll have to call your parents in that case-the teacher started to walk to the principal's office but Amy stopped her
-No! Don't tell my parents about this... please! I'm sorry!-she said desperate
-Mmm...-the woman looked at Penny, who didn't seem to care if they call her parents or not.-Well, just because it's your first day... I'll make an exception. But if you do anything wrong again, I'll tell them-the teacher looked at the rest of the kids.-Now, all of you, go to your classroom!-
Sherman got closer to Penny, who looked completely angry and wanting to kill the new girl.
-Are you alright?-he asked
The girl frowned and faced her friend.-Ugh! That happens to me for trying to be nice to people!-
The ginger kid looked down. He wasn't agree at all with Penny's conclusion. "That happens to you for being racist" he thought. Of course he wasn't black-skinned and couldn't understand exactly how does it feel to be enemy of most of the world just because of your skin color... but he knows how it feels to be insulted because of something you can't change about yourself, like his adoptive father, or his glasses.
But Penny would never understand how it feels... she has never had something different about anyone. In fact, she was the stereotype of a perfect girl.
To be continued...