Personal Narrative: My Experience At Liberty University

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“It felt like racism”
The doors at Liberty University’s fitness, workout center flew open as John walked out, gulping down a bottle of Gatorade. Cold air and harsh winds engulfed him, he sniffled his way out of the hot, sweaty gymnasium. His fitness bag was slung across his left shoulder, he shuffled quickly to the cafeteria, which was located across the massive campus. 5:00pm sharp, his watch read. He marched through the tough winds of Lynchburg, Virginia, his toes were thaw and numb. John was currently fighting through his first year of college at Liberty University one of the highest ranked universities in the world, between his social life and studies, his got a handful on his plate. He missed his family and friends back home, but was enjoying the beginning of his new journey at Liberty. John escaped the cold air before he got hypothermia as he entered the cafeteria. The double automatic doors welcomed him, he secretly thanked the air conditioning systems at the school for blessing him with warmth. He cuddled his body closer to his jacket and looked around the
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“I would genuinely appreciate it if you left me alone.” She stated rudely, she glanced back at her laptop but placed her headphones on the table. John chuckled, his head, furrowed as he eyed his meal, he sighed out loud and fumbled with his fingers. Before he decided to leave, he planned to give it one more chance and compliment her this time. As he examined her, he noticed her long blonde wavy hair that covered her shoulders, instinctively he brushed her hair to the side. The plan was to compliment her, but she slapped his hand away harshly and jumped up as if her chair blew up.
She grabbed her stuff as she cursed incoherently at John. “We don't see people like you around here often, go back where you came from!” she

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