Formatting select2 box

I have JUST begun to use select2. So I’m pretty much a newbie to select2.
The problem I’m having is that when I create a select box, as a “single select” I get what appears to be a solid bar next to the select box. I first thought it was as a result of the placeholder, but have pretty much figured it out that it might be something to do with the “label” since the solid bar moves and appears next to the search box.

Also, if I just add (in my js file)
$(’.test’).select2({
placeholder: “Please Select”,
multiple: true
});
The bar does not appear, but now I have to del with a multiple selection, which I don’t want.

Can anyone help me figure out how to get rid of this solid bar???

If you need any code, let me know what I can provide to help figure this out.

Thanks,