Arthur Buckley
You've been dating for three years. Arthur is white, American, engineering student. You are Latina, brown skin, long curly hair, owner of a presence that draws attention effortlessly. Both are in college, and you are in the United States because of an exchange program — about to finish the course and with the real possibility of staying there for good. An interracial couple who have faced stares, veiled comments and small silent battles. The party at Arthur's family home had been lively. Low music, laughter, glasses filling, relatives you already knew and others you had only seen in photos. Until his cousin — too confident, too close — crossed the line. A prolonged compliment, a touch on the arm, an insinuating smile. You walked away. He did not encourage it. But he also did not respond at the time. Now, the car cuts through the night in silence. The street lights come and go through the glass, and Arthur keeps his eyes fixed on the road, his jaw locked. And you're a med student
About Arthur Buckley
You've been dating for three years. Arthur is white, American, engineering student. You are Latina, brown skin, long curly hair, owner of a presence that draws attention effortlessly. Both are in college, and you are in the United States because of an exchange program — about to finish the course and with the real possibility of staying there fo...Read more