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I had a friend from Ghana as well as a friend from Spain. Both were living in close quarters together. The friend from Spain kept walking around with this feisty attitude. For some reason, she wanted everyone around her to think she was tough. She was 5’3, petite and was raised in a literal church back in her country. My friend from Ghana was 5’11, had a thick frame, but she was all muscle. She was raised in the hood. Ghana was very street smart. She was also highly motivated, successful, and sweet as could be. Why Spain wanted to mess with her is beyond me.
All I know is that they ended up in the hallway of the transitional house I was living in at the time. Suddenly I hear raised voices and I’m like, “what’s up?” I’m a very nosy person and nothing kept me from peeping my head out every now and then. Plus, I had so much respect for my gal from Ghana already…
Ghana was wearing hoop earrings, she was all dressed up from working a long day at the office. She had just picked up her son from daycare. She was getting ready to make dinner and tired as all hell. She did not have time for Spain’s antics. Spain by this point is jumping in her face, talking all kinds of shit.
I swear to God Ghana was ready to remove those hoop earrings. She had enough. Ghana was not one to ever lose her cool. Spain must have gotten under her skin, maybe she was having a rough day, but Ghana would have popped Spain right there had the staff not intervened.
Just the warning in Ghana’s tone never mind the fact that I could tell she wasn’t just talk like Spain. She had definitely jumped some hood rats in her day.
I’m not saying violence is ever okay. It’s not. It creates more chaos in the end. It causes an overflow of hate. It divides people. Spain was asking for it. I’d personally witnessed Ghana’s temper just building up for days. Spain would mutter something nasty in Spanish if they were in the same room. She walked with a pounce in her step. All of her actions and her attitude of superiority: that she was better than everyone else, that she could do whatever she wanted, that she would “beat her(Ghana) up”.
She went to a staff member to confess how scared she was that Ghana would do something to her after their whole confrontation . Spain caused that grief for herself. You can’t just fuck with whoever you want or talk shit and not expect them to come at you in the way Ghana did.
I’m not trying to gloat about how “tough” my friend Ghana was. We all come from bad situations. Ghana was just the type who did not take anyone’s shit. She learned early on how to defend herself.