I woke up.Yes, I didn't die.I was in the same room as when I fainted after walking down a billion stairs."Jay, omg, Jay, I heard what happened," Katie said as she ran into the room. My eyes were barely open because of my splitting headache, but I saw how wet her face was with tears."I'm fine, really," I replied as she helped me get up."I'm sorry I wasn't the one to rescue you; I know how weak you are." She ranted, and my brows rose because her tone offended me."Wait, I don't understand; what do you mean by weak?" I tried to yell, but I was too weak to do so."Like I know how weak you are, Jay, in a white society, and how hard it must be for you to be in a white school." "That's why I'm your friend—to help you." She blurted out."Oh! So this is about race," I thought, and my heart wept bitterly."So technically, you decided to be friends with me because you think I'm weak?" I said, with the pitch of my voice rapidly rising.The nurse just went about her usual business, like a fig
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