Quick Thinking

I suppose a quick story from Gabe can't hurt. It's called My name is Gabriella Marie Itz. Here ya' go:
“Gabriella!”
“No Spanish accent. I’m not Hispanic, or Latino, or Mexican.”
I choose Gabe right before I started high school. I hated the nickname ‘Gabby’ and Gabriella was a mouthful. So I chose Gabe.
“Itzza! What’s happening?”
“It’s Itz.”
My last name is English or German or something. My dad made it up when ‘Ingersol’ became to boring for him. Itz was more modern. And the ‘z’ made it cooler.
“Gabriella Maria Itz?”
“It’s Marie. Gabriella Marie Itz.” My parent’s chose Marie because Maria sounded too Spanish and they didn’t want to stereotype.
“Gabriella Marie Itz?”
I think for a moment.
“No, I think I’ll be Gabe.”