Dear Martin

When Justyce delivered the news about Yale to his mom in person, she was thrilled. However, as he left her house, he ran into Trey and shared his news. Trey cautioned him that he'd be back because "them white folks don’t want yo black ass at they table" (65). The conversation from class earlier that day about affirmative action was still fresh in Justyce's mind, making it hard for him to shrug off Trey's comments. Justyce asks Dr. King why he has people trying to keep him from being successful on both sides. There are people like Jared who are "trying to shove [him] down so [he] won't be on [their] level" and others like Trey who are "trying to pull [him] down to the ground [they] refuse to leave" (66). Justyce admits to Dr. King that he's feeling "a little defeated" (66) and asks for help finding the courage to keep going. He also admits that Melo is one of those people who holds him back, while SJ cheers him on. He wonders what he is supposed to do in this newly formed, and unexpected, love triangle.