born a crime chapter 9

Trevor has trouble being categorized because he is mixed race. Ironically, he gets mixed signals from others. Sometimes he is white, sometimes he is black, and sometimes he is colored. On this day Trevor is seen as black:

Clearly not getting the reaction he wanted, this kid started cursing me out. “Fok weg, jou onnosele Boesman!” “Get the fuck out of here! Go away, you stupid Bushie! Bushman!” I ignored him and went on about my business. Then I felt a splat! on the back of my head. He’d hit me with a mulberry. It wasn’t painful, just startling. I turned to look at him and, splat!, he hit me again, right in my face.