This post relates to the book, After Tupac and D Foster, by Jaqueline Woodson.  I'm interested in how  the author explores the following idea:

Sometimes, certain people come into your life that you may not like at first, but give them a chance and maybe they will surprise you.

D Foster came into the neighborhood of the narrator and Neeka unexpectedly.  At first, they were unaccepting of her , so she disliked them, but over time the three of them formed a very strong bond.

The narrator was the first to see D standing across the street watching her and Neeka.  Though she didn't show it, the narrator secretly envied D for her unique good looks.  As the narrator got to know D, she appreciated D's sense of humor and outgoing friendliness. When D talked about how her light hair was getting darker over time, the narrator realized that even though a person may seem like they have it all, their real life may be different than how it seems on the outside.

Neeka was annoyed when the narrator first pointed out D to her.  Neeka was the one who popped all the questions--such as where D was from, why her hair and eyes were the way they were, and why she was wearing "white girl shoes".  Just like the narrator, Neeka eventually learned to love D.

Ultimately, what the narrator and Neeka didn't know was that D had a much harder home life than they initially realized.  She was living with a foster family. As they came to know her better, what drew them in was that there was something mysterious and exciting about her, and they admired the freedom she had come and go where she wanted independent of grown ups.

In conclusion, this shows how you should really get to know a person before you judge them and how first impressions can be misleading.