Out The Gutter

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y and soon it was

the university. I was granted the schola

nd graduate with the school

and I were

rue, and to be honest

was a 'B-', no kidding. I might have been poor but I was very inte

to settle in the campus's dormitories. I was so excited. But at the same

y I was to travel, I sat in t

s will quite be lonely around here witho

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at her ey

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don't worry, I'll find

try to act like the people you'll meet there. Remember they're from a different world. They're

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nd wiped awa

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ravelling bag, full of all my clo

er accompanied m

last time before b

afternoon. I got a cab

ople and other places. This was going to be my tow

l. I was in awe! It was

e campus, perfect dormitories and

trance of the administrative

pening day. Yup, I was

aged to make my way into t

it. And also, a long line of students in front of

reshme

aside and jo

Luckily the line was

he other students. Y

ll bred. You could tell from the brand of shoe

es because I wasn't at all interested in things I could not afford. Most had Rolex and Ice wa

extravagant. Not a

ond earrings and blah blah blah. Good for them. I was okay in m

the wo

eady at t

ked at me from above her glasses. She frowned a

he started, "...you

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scof

tically, looking at my clothes.

one of those empty heads th

replied with th

a copy of the school

t not to say s

signed and

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em Ra

" She said, searching

my name. Normal. Harlem is the name of one of

hat name and I wasn't gonna allo

her information. Use the map t

he file

ank

ag. I felt some of the other students lookin

g. I was on the third floor. Luckily, we had

d girls in the hallway. Apparently it wasn't forbidden

d others just came to visit their friends. The dormi

y room nu

he key from my pocket. I o

big as our living room back in Brownsvill

reading table, a TV, a little fridge and a one

awer. I closed the door be

me to pack my clot

a good