Hey, girls. And guys. How's it going today? I'm doing fine, thank you. At least, I think I'm fine. Sometimes, people can really surprise you. My name is Antoinette Zephyr. Born and raised in the City of Toronto, Ontario. Six feet two inches and one hundred and seventy six pounds of hard-bodied and muscular, dark-skinned Black female athlete, that's me. I've got face, chest, body and booty, folks. For I am a Black Amazon. I play Varsity Rugby for the University of Toronto, where I'm studying Engineering. I will graduate with my bachelor's degree in a few months. Twenty four hours ago, my boyfriend Joel Saint Fleur confessed to me that he was Bisexual. And I nearly passed out. I was that shocked. I really didn't need that kind of drama. You see, I recently got selected to play for a WNBA team in the United States of America. This should be the happiest time of my life. But it isn't.
You've got to understand that Jean and I have known each other for many years. My mother Marguerite Zephyr met his mother Joanne Saint Fleur while they were studying at the University of Montreal more than twenty years ago, and have been best friends since. Our fathers, Benjamin Zephyr and Luther Saint Fleur serve in the Toronto Police Service together. Joel and I grew up together. He lives six doors down from me. I've known him my whole life. When he told me this shocking truth about himself, I honestly thought he was joking. Joel is one of the blandest guys I know. Five feet ten inches tall, slim, with coconut-brown skin. He's a Theology major at the University of Toronto. He wants to be an ordained minister, in the Haitian Church of Canada for crying out loud. How could he drop this on me?
Now, before some of you liberals accuse me of being homophobic or insensitive, you should also know that I am Bisexual myself. I love both women and men. In fact, prior to dating Joel, I was in a long-term relationship with a tall, gorgeous young woman of Brazilian and Ethiopian descent named Nadira Velasquez. My woman was smoking hot, folks. Cute face, long Black hair, wonderfully curvy body, light brown skin and big round booty. Exactly the way I liked my women. Unfortunately, Nadira went back to Brazil due to family circumstances so I found myself alone. I was heartbroken over losing her and Joel comforted me. That's why I gave his soon to be sorry behind a chance when he asked me out.
I thought of Joel as a safe guy who wouldn't drop any surprises on me. I've dated lots of women and men who were less than honest with me. Some women I've hooked up with were married and neglected to tell me. Some men I dealt with also had the same problem. With Joel I felt safe because he was friendly, super polite and nerdy Joel. The guy next door. The nerdy dude who had a crush on me since forever. I surprised both of our families when I started dating him. I liked Joel. He kind of grows on you. The way the Steve Urkel character grew on Laura Winslow in the American TV series Family Matters. With Joel as my mate, I sought to regain a semblance of a normal life.
My family was less than fully supportive when I dated the lovely Nadira. A lot of Black folks from the Caribbean don't like Hispanic folks, partly because of the widespread racism which Blacks face in Hispanic-dominated places like the Dominican Republic. Dominicans hate us Haitians and they don't exactly hide it. I had to explain to my relatives that while Nadira did have some Hispanic blood in her, she was nothing like the Dominicans us Haitians were used to dealing with in the islands. Then there was the fact that, you know, she's a woman and she's dating me. I've always lived my life on my terms and I didn't let anybody's opinion stop me from doing anything. I don't hide who or what I am from people. I am a proud Canadian of Haitian descent. And I am forthrightly bisexual. Oh, yeah, and I don't suffer fools either. Fools often find themselves on the receiving end of my fiery temper. Usually, they're seen with my handprints on their faces due to the fact that I've smacked them. I don't play around.
Anyhow, where was I? Oh, yes. I was telling you about how I coped with Joel's revelation of his bisexuality. I can't tell you how shocked I am. I consider myself a pretty good judge of character. And I can usually see right through people. I can discreetly observe a bunch of people having dinner and from the cues I pick up, I'll be able to point out who's sleeping with who, what they do for a living, who's hiding something and other things of that nature. That's just a gift I happen to be born with. I think I would have made a wonderful police officer. Investigating that which most men and women prefer to hide comes natural to me. So I guess I am pretty mad at myself for not detecting Joel's true self.