Rashida Monologue

While on the refugee boat lining up to get soup, I tried to hide my face, due to people not particularly liking women. While waiting in the line, to get soup three smaller kids were behind me complaining about being hungry, I when suddenly my blanket fell off revealing me, everyone one was staring at me. I was just wearing my usual clothes shorts, t-shirt with a sparkly pattern on it, my favourite lace-up construction boots, make-up which included my green lipstick. I pretended not to notice, as I was pretty hungry, so I kept holding out my tin to the sailor but he kept saying “no soup” after he said it the second time I just gave up. Then a little girl cried out ‘it’s not fair’ then she started to say something but one of the older boys covered her mouth and asked for soup but he got none so they sat behind me and they boy gave her a lecture about something. I suddenly turned towards the younger kids I decided to speak to the “that lizard breath need to be taught a lesson. Hi I’m Rashida”. The older boy did want her to speaking to me, but she couldn’t help herself, she said “Rashida’s a boy’s name” I simply replied with “my parents liked the …show more content…
He was holding a bucket for people to put their money in or other goods to pay for the fare. I stood up and handed a watch to the sailor and I said “four people” he studied the watch for a moment then tossed it into the bucket the sailor left us and I sat back down with my back turned away from them, suddenly the youngest boy stood in front of me and stretches out his arms and says “I could hug you so much Rashida” “thanks but no” I replied “I want to hug your father so much too” he said we all laughed. “thank you Rashida” said the little girl. My name is Jamal and this is Bibi” said the eldest boy “and I’m