BE. #3

"Spark word:Hate"

Joel was 5- Or 'Five and an eighth' as he would say. He saw the world as if it were all sunshine and rainbows. His eyes still sparkled with joy, and innocence. Joel went to kindergarten, and on his first day, he met Jill. Jill had the lightest blonde hair he had ever seen, the bluest eyes, and her voice reminded him of a song bird. he told her about this, and he told her he loved her. they held hands for the rest of the day, stuck on each other. she told him she loved his skin, and it reminded her of her favorite candy- Chocolate! and his hair was so soft, and his eyes were dark like the night sky. she loved him so, and that would never change she told him. when it came time to go, they cried, and hugged. with promises to see each other the next day, they parted.

The next day Joel had asked so nicely to be dropped off early, just to see Jill. he sat on the bench, swinging his feet. in his hand he had a single daisy, which he planned to give to the love of his life, Jill.

Finally the gate opened and kill walked through, almost as the bell rang. she saw him, and her eyes went wide. Joel hopped up, and He ran over, happier then he had been in his entire life- he had waited so long- or at least it seemed he had. As he approached, she glared at him. He stopped dead in his tracks, "Jill?" He said meekly.

She put her delicate hands on her hips, after tucking back that beautiful blonde hair. "My Daddy says i can't love you any more. My daddy says i have to Hate you. My Daddy days your a nigger!"

Taken back, Joel dropped the daisy. Jill walked passed him, smiling as if nothing had happened.

That day, Joel learned what hate was.