Culturally Biased

"I'm white, Annick."

Narrator

Brazil stormed in the room right after everyone left.

"Explain yourself." She said while sitting on the bed.

"There isn't much to explain." James said.

"So you leaving me? Us? Isn't a big thing?" Brazil said defensively.

"I didn't say that Brazil."

"Well actions speak louder than words, James."

"I don't see why you act like I'm leaving you forever it's just an...audition." He mumbled.

"What?" Brazil said.

"Nothing are we done with this?" James remarked.

"Why are you acting so careless?"

"I'm not acting careless this topic is just not my favorite."

"You don't have a choice to like it or not, you've been keeping secrets!"

James kept silent.

"James....I love you, and it hurts because you'll leave me and I don't wanna have my heart broken." Brazil said while looking at him.

James looked up. "Then come with me."

"I can't just leave my friends and family James."

"You wouldn't be leaving forever."

"What are you saying?"

"I was only going to go to New York for an audition." He lied.

"What if you get the role?"

"Let me worry about that just stay by my side, I'll take care of you, figure something out."

"Hm."

"So is that a yes?"

Brazil jumped on James and kissed him while wiping her tears away. "Yes, I'll come."

James watched an happy Brazil but his smile faded away knowing he had lied, again.

"Come on, let's go talk to the others!" Brazil said with a big smile on her face.

"I don't think that's a good idea.." James said while walking towards the dresser.

"Why not?" Brazil looked around.

"It should be a surprise you know?"

~

After all the families left Annick kept herself busy by packing up containers and such.

The front door opened and Randy walked in, coming back from dropping off his siblings.

He hugged Annick from behind and began kissing her.

"I'm trying to focus on my organizations here."

"I'm not stopping you." He mumbled into her neck.

"In a way you are."

"Who's fault is that?"

She rolled her eyes, playfully shoving him off of her.

"Come here." She said, opening one of the containers.

"Didn't you push me off of you five seconds ago?"

Annick walked over to the corner of the kitchen and reached into the nearby cabinet for a jar of peanut butter.

She sat on the floor with the container and the peanut butter gesturing for him to sit down.