What's better than wasting time?

Selling candy is fun because I get to meet different types of people. This person happened to be really cool. I walked up to a random guy sitting at a tall table with an empty seat in front of him. "Potential custie," I thought. So I introduced myself, sat in the empty chair, and asked if he wanted to buy candy to help fund my eye surgery, but he said he'd bring money next week. Somehow, he went on to tell me that he's not from here, and that he's a rapper and producer named Chris, who's 18 years old, from Las Vegas. He sells beats online and creates music only using his iPad. He popped out the iPad, played his music and I liked it because his flow sounded kind of like my father, Drake. Yes, that's my Dad! Anyway, I went on to tell him that I also make music. Now we're cooking up musical hits. Check out our music: https://soundcloud.com/mecia-meesh https://soundcloud.com/christopehr-layne

Custodian Lives Matter

I was walking through the hallway and I walked up to a brown-skined boy with dreadlocks who happened to be from the same area as I'm from, the DMV (Dc, Maryland, and Virginia) metropolitan area. While I was telling him that I was selling candy to raise money for my eye surgery, I spotted a custodian listening to me. He pulled his wallet out while saying, "I'm not doing this because of your story. I'm not doing this because I want candy." He handed me four dollars and said, "I'm doing this because you have a beautiful smile." That was the sweetest thing I heard that day. Sometimes the people who are the most overlooked are the ones who will give the greatest encouragement and support. Let's begin to recognize our custodians who are helping us in the background.