Lila, a 21 years old girl, always had a lot of insecurities about her height and colour. A dark skin giant wasn’t any guy’s idle speck and worst of all fitting into a crowd of whites was a whole different ball game entirely. Imagine having to wake up every morning to school and realising that you’re the only freaking dark skin girl which everyone hates and dislikes in the entire school. I know, right? It’s hell if you ask me.

My name is Lila grey, I live with my mom and dad at a duplex house in Weston Bay Germany. I really loved living here and Best of all; I was the only child of my parent’s and damn did they love me so much despite my bad and stubborn behaviour maybe because they felt I was their only child and wouldn’t want anything bad to happen to me. I loved my parents Austin Grey, my dad down to earth and most especially my sweet, beloved mom Diana Grey. Yep that’s right, she is my all in all, my best friend for life and most importantly the person I tell my secrets, wishes and problems to.

There was just one particular problem I always had right from when I was a little girl growing up and that was having dark skin. Yes I know you all would say dark skin is beautiful but that was the complete opposite of how I ever felt. It’s because I grew up in a white country and it's sad to say they dislike dark skin girls so much and that’s when my fears and insecurities started building up. I tried as much as possible to fight off that awful feeling but it felt like I was drowning deeper and deeper as I grew up.

My mom would always tell me;

“ Lila dear, you look beautiful no matter Which colour you are, be it black or white. You're just perfect just the way you are.”

Honestly speaking I always felt so happy hearing her say those words. Am I really happy? Ugh! Looking in front of my mirror was torture for me because what I was see is that random girl who always got rejected and hated because of her skin color. It was time for me to enter...