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Jolie
is a very complex character. Though she’s dark, beautiful, and appears
confident at times, her self-esteem is extremely low. This stems from the fact
that she’s the object of childhood and adulthood cruelty concerning the
darkness of her skin. Throughout her life, she has had nothing but put downs in
this regard. Worse of all, her other 2 sisters are lighter in complexion and
always considered the prettier ones. They are all socialites and have lots of
guys beating down their door. Jolie on the other hand has never been on a
single date. However, when she gets to college and falls head over heels in
love with a light skinned college swim star, things take an unforeseen turn.
Jolie
responds to an on campus ad to tutor a couple of jocks. She meets Bobby who
captures her heart. However, Bobby is the most popular guy on campus and has
friends that are not too fond of dark skinned girls. One such friend, is
Isabelle, a beautiful French Creole cheerleader, who would do anything to
seduce Bobby. She uses her family’s friendship with Bobby’s family to convince
Jolie that Bobby is only fond of light skinned girls and that his family has
already claimed her as his wife. Things get worse when she is refused entrance
into a party where she was invited by Bobby. Out of frustration, she is
encouraged by a friend to begin bleaching her skin. After a little research,
Jolie embarks on this a mission to beautify herself and earn the attention of Bobby
and the lighter girls on campus.
Fast
forward 10 years later, Jolie is now married to Michael, an African business
tycoon with a flair for light skinned women. So in love with his wife, Michael
never bothers to ask why she doesn’t have any pictures of herself when she was
a child. When he questions her about the appearance of her skin at times, she
lies and says that she has vitiligo. After 4 years of marriage, Jolie has not
gotten pregnant. In an attempt to find out why, disturbing news turns their
marriage in an uproar that ultimately could lead to death. Devastated about the
news, Michael’s world is turned upside down and he begins spending lots of time
outside of the home. Thinking that he’s having an affair, Jolie enters into a
deep depression.
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Things
begin to unravel when Jolie’s depression gets worse and Michael suggests that
she sees a psychiatrist. Dr. Smith, a renowned psychiatrist in the Atlanta
area. A beautiful, confident, dark skinned sister whose number 1 ambition is to
make partner at the practice where she works. Dr. Smith’s only solace is the
awesome husband that she has at home. His encouragement and love for Dr. Smith
is impeccable and very special.
Through
counseling, a wonderful friendship develops between Jolie and Dr. Smith as Dr.
Smith assists Jolie in realizing her issues and insecurities with skin color.
Dr. Smith takes her to a dark place in her life where she discovers how and why
she has ended up in a place of darkness and sadness.
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