The days had finally come to an end and Mrs. Bass and Nicole went to pick up Ray. They waited patiently for the bus to arrive and when it did, they watched everyone get off. To her surprise, the blacks and whites were getting on with each other. Gerry and Alan had made some new friends, but Ray stuck to his own kind. "RAY," Nicole squealed in happiness as she ran towards her brother. He dropped his bag, scooped her up in his arms, and spun her around. When he set her down, he kissed the top of her head. "Good to see you munchkin."
They walked back to the car together, both laughing and talking at the same time. Once they were at home, Nicole wouldn't leave her brothers side. "I'm not going anywhere Nicky."
"How can I be so sure?"
"Fine. But I'm telling you that I'm not going anywhere so relax."
The day that school started and Nicole had stepped out of the car was one of the nastiest days ever. There were tons of people protesting the fact that blacks were going to attend T.C Williams as well. Together, Ray and Nicole made their way through the crowds and to the school. "Ray," a light female voice called. They turned around to see a blonde headed girl walk over. "Hey babe." Ray kissed her on the lips, and Nicole looked away. "I'll see you later sis." "But-" They had walked away leaving her all alone on her first day at T.C. Williams.
Looking around, she saw Gerry and Emma. Emma was Gerry's girlfriend and a nice one at that. She was like an older sister to her. "Emma," she called as she made her way over. "Hi sweetie." She gave Nicole a hug and let her go just as a black boy walked over. "Oh, Julius meet Emma." He held out his hand to Emma, but she walked away. Nicole watched as she walked away. "God damn it." They looked at her. "I'm already starting to hate the first day of school." Smiling she stuck out her hand to Julius. "I'm Nicole." Surprised at first, he looked at Gerry. Gerry was trying hard not to laugh. He shook hands with her and they walked into the school together.