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“Why can’t you just accept that we love each other?” “How can you love a **NEGRO** he is supposed to do my work not fall in love with my daughter?” “I don’t think of him as a **negro** I think of him as another human being. James has been living here since we were three years old. We talked, played around and hade fun together. I am 16 years old now I want to be with him and if you won’t let me then I will leave. “ “You won’t dare to leave me with that black boy James. I will have you in my sight at all times besides when you go to bed that’s something different.” “James is not some black boy he is sweet, kind and always there for me. I am not going to listen to you if I can’t be with him then I will leave, and how dare you call him that black boy.” Nancy stormed out of her father’s bedroom mad at everything he just said. Nancy ran upstairs to the attic to tell James what happened. He was so shock to hear what her father had to say. They began to start packing a few pairs of clothes so they won’t be in the same clothes all the time. Nancy and James waited for it to turn dark outside around 10:59pm. “Come on lets go now so my dad don’t hear us.” “Are you sure you want to do this Nancy?” “Yes James I am pretty sure I want to leave take my hand and let’s go.” So they happy loving couple traveled in the dark through grass bushes and everything. They also had to hide behind different people like Nancy’s father’s friends and neighbors. They were trying to go escape to America because they felt like that would be the best place to be. The boat is leaving in two hours and they could barley see what’s in front of you. It was very dark outside the wind was blowing wildly and there were creepy sounds as they walked. They tried to aboard the boat at about 12:30am but then the boat guard said that they can’t go they are not old enough. “Oh no James what are we going to do how are we going to get to America. “ “I have the perfect idea Nancy how about we wait until more people are trying to board the ship then just sneak on. That way the boat guard won’t see us and we can still go to America.” “Ok James that sounds good I hope that will work.” They sat somewhere around where they can see when people are boarding the ship. When a lot of people started to come they snuck inside and went downstairs. They found a place to sit to lay while on the boat ride. The boat was so scary there were spider webs all around and the pipes are all around. Sitting by pipes was kind of an issue for them bit they got through it. There were a couple rights in front of them who look like they have been bruised-up. The girl’s arm hade bruises on them and the boy had a bruise on his face. They wondered while sitting and laying there to see what happened but they never ask. It smelled like pure dirt it smelt like the outside. After the long boat ride they were finally in America. They lit up with joy and there were smiles on there faces. Nancy’s face blew up like and red apple and James face was full of smiles. There were so many people there from different counties. The language was so foreign to Nancy and Jamesthat it was really weird. They were in Ellis Island they were so close to be in New York for sure. So as they wait in line to be examined they crossing there fingers hoping that they both can make it and not just one makes it. They were next in line, Nancy scan went by good she didn’t have anything wrong at all with her. “Um sir we might have a problem with you going to New York you seem to have an eye affection seemed like its due from some type of pipes smoke.” The inspector hesitated to say. “How can that be a pipe didn’t blow up in my face I was just around it.” “That could be the reason sir I am really sorry.” “Is there anything I could do so that my eye can feel better?” “Noooooooooooooooo how can this beeeeee I don’t want to go without you. I love you so much I don’t want to let you goooo. This would be the first time we are away from each other. I don’t think I can make it anywhere without you James. “Nancy I love you to but it seems that you have to go on with out me. You will be ok and I will be ok please Nancy I want you to be happy and this makes you happy so please go.” “Ok James I love you I hope I see you again.” As she said this she kissed James and hugged him with all her strength. As Nancy walks through the door. She looks back and starts to cry a lot. So when she entered New York City she feels to they ground and screamed I am free. Nancy then started to go to her tenement she was assigned to. After a week or two she starts an fruit stand were she can sell fruit so she can get money. It was no more than 10 months later that she bumped into James. James told her everything that happened and they got married as soon as they saw each other. They finally lived in together and lived for a really long time. By the time Nancy and James was 90 years old she died of old age not being able to do anything. Since Nancy died at 90 years old James felt like he should live much older so then he did everything in his will to make him die. After a month of of trying he eventually died because he wanted to be with his wife. So they were better in heaven were they were both not suffering from anything. Nene Martin 825
 * Historical Fiction Story **