I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
I don't know anyone who was never a geek, really, when they look at their own lives. I think that from the outside looking in, you think that you weren't necessarily a tragic geek, but yes, you did lean in that direction.