Shot Down-Who will he become?

Mackenzie*, a fourteen year old at TJHS, is a rather awkward child. He's the kid you want to beat the shit out of and then hug and tell him "I beat you because I love you". I don't understand why his mom spent $135 on a new pair of air jordans but fails to send $10 to school for his lost library book...a true mistery of blackness. Anyhow, Mackenzie has tried to "holla" at two of my female students. Both ladies are rather intelligent, in fact, some may consider them to characterize the early signs of "independent black woman" syndrome. Sassy with lots of attitude, these girls are smart and they know it. Mackenzie approaches Mya* in the library one day as the students are looking for books at their individual reading levels. Most students are in the level 1/2 section, but Mya is the only student in the level 4/5 section. Mackenzie spots her. He pauses for a second to think of an approach...he's got it. He walks towards her combing the books at his arm's reach with one finger and his eye on the target.

Mackenzie: "Hey, Mya...is there any chance you'd like to go out with me sometime?"
Mya: (no response, ...she doesn't look up yet and appears to continue looking for a book. She pulls out a book, looks Mackenzie up and down, and says...) "Read this."

The title of the book read, "NO WAY!"

And yes, this is a true story from south central.