d as his father had taught him. They may have caused his great-grandfather to lose everything, but they never did anything wrong to him. He was not sure of what he was going to do the next day in class, because he knew Jermaine would want to talk to him. The next day came and Bobby got to class early. He was very nervous, and showed it with sweat coming down from his head and his shaky hands. Jermaine finally came and asked Bobby why he looked so nervous. But Bobby did not respond to his question. Instead he asked him if he wanted to go for lunch after class. Jermaine accepted and they ended up spending all day together. They talked and laughed about everything. After that day Bobby was always with his new friend. He soon became friends with Jermaines friends, went to all the places Jermaine usually went to, and even had dinner with Jermaines family often. He was always the odd one in the crowd, but Jermaine and his friends made him feel comfortable, like if he was one of them. Bobby realized that all that his father taught him about black people was wrong. They were nothing like he described them, actually totally the opposite. Winter break was coming and Bobby wanted to invite Jermaine down to his home in the south so that his family can meet his best friend. However, he did know how his father would react to a black man staying in their house. He thought that if he talked really good about him all the time he could eventually come down and his father should not be as judgmental about him. He decided to invite Jermaine after New Years day and then they could return together back to New York City. He accepted. After a long semester Bobby finally went home to his family he missed so much. Everyday he talked to them about Jermaine, his best friend, and all the things they did together in NYC. They became excited to meet Jermaine because they wanted to meet the friend Bobby was so enthusiastic about. Finally in Janu...
