The life of a young Black man in North America is seldom easy. However, I'd be lying if I said it wasn't worthwhile. And I owe it all to my special lady. I love my Black goddess. There, I said it. And I don't care if it makes me sound whipped, or weak, or whatever. My name is Steve Jean-Simon and I approve this message. At the time of this story, I was living in the town of Ottawa, Province of Ontario. Odd place for a Haitian-American guy from the City of Boston to find himself in, don't you think? I was basically exiled to the town of Ottawa because I royally fucked up at Boston University, man. I lost my scholarship and much of my livelihood over some ridiculous crap. It involved me, a White chick, some weed and a racist cop. My exasperated father, Massachusetts State Trooper Leonard Jean-Simon, sent my ass to stay with my aunt Nancy Jean-Simon Dexter in the town of Ottawa, Province of Ontario.
I wasn't happy to find myself in the Confederation of Canada, which I considered the most boring place on God's green Earth. I enrolled at Carleton University in the town of Ottawa because it was the only school that accepted me. And in Psychology Class, I encountered a young woman who would later mean the world to me. Fatou Nagombe. A young Black woman from the Republic of Gambia in the depths of continental Africa. Short, skinny and lively. No big breasts. No wide hips. No big butt. This Black chick was built like a typical White chick! Definitely not my type. I tend to like tall, quiet ladies with curves. And for most of my life in the town of Boston, Massachusetts, I dated tall curvy White girls. I hate to admit it but the Black girls in the town of Boston could be too much for a brother. Seriously. Too much attitude isn't a good thing, ladies. Trust me on that one. The brothers aren't impressed. I don't know what your girlfriends got you believing.
Anyhow, I was smitten with Fatou Nagombe from the moment we met. I had never met anybody like her. The gal was so energetic, funny and lively. I felt very lonely in Ottawa. I didn't feel too comfortable with my aunt Nancy, who happened to be my father's older sister. I didn't like her husband Albert Dexter, a White guy from Great Britain. He thinks it's okay to tell Black jokes just because he's married to a Black woman. I reminded his ass that he's not Black, nor is he funny. He's disliked me ever since. I moved out of my aunt's house in the wealthy suburb of Barrhaven and rented an apartment in the town of Vanier, not far from downtown Ottawa. Rent is really cheap in Vanier, but it's kind of a seedy neighborhood. Whatever, I just needed a place to stay.