John Smith

How old are you? At this point, I'm 10. I'm about 10 or 11. But I had a curfew. Be in before the streetlights come on. Don't go to the liquor store. Don't go to the laundromat or don't go near the check cashing place. That was a rule by my parents. They were very strict on. All right. They knew what was going on there.

How old are you? At this point, I'm 10. I'm about 10 or 11. But I had a curfew. Be in before the streetlights come on. Don't go to the liquor store. Don't go to the laundromat or don't go near the check cashing place. That was a rule by my parents. They were very strict on. All right. They knew what was going on there.

Do not even go to that car wash, which is like four blocks around four blocks away from our house. Mind you, we lived in the house three blocks away as projects and housing authorities. And most of those people are low income. But here we are, median income, not even five blocks away from where they are. And so I'm like, hey, bro, I actually want to apply to Slim. I'm like, Slim, what's up?

Do not even go to that car wash, which is like four blocks around four blocks away from our house. Mind you, we lived in the house three blocks away as projects and housing authorities. And most of those people are low income. But here we are, median income, not even five blocks away from where they are. And so I'm like, hey, bro, I actually want to apply to Slim. I'm like, Slim, what's up?

Do not even go to that car wash, which is like four blocks around four blocks away from our house. Mind you, we lived in the house three blocks away as projects and housing authorities. And most of those people are low income. But here we are, median income, not even five blocks away from where they are. And so I'm like, hey, bro, I actually want to apply to Slim. I'm like, Slim, what's up?

Can we get in with these guys? He's like, no, because they want us to go to school. They don't want us doing that because it's dangerous. You know what goes on. Right. And I'm like, no, not really. He said, we don't go to the liquor store tonight. Just stay out an extra hour. We don't go to the liquor store tonight. I was like, nah, my mama kill me, my mama kill me.

Can we get in with these guys? He's like, no, because they want us to go to school. They don't want us doing that because it's dangerous. You know what goes on. Right. And I'm like, no, not really. He said, we don't go to the liquor store tonight. Just stay out an extra hour. We don't go to the liquor store tonight. I was like, nah, my mama kill me, my mama kill me.

Can we get in with these guys? He's like, no, because they want us to go to school. They don't want us doing that because it's dangerous. You know what goes on. Right. And I'm like, no, not really. He said, we don't go to the liquor store tonight. Just stay out an extra hour. We don't go to the liquor store tonight. I was like, nah, my mama kill me, my mama kill me.

And then if my dad finds out he comes from work, he'll bust my head open, wide open. So what's your dad doing at this point? At this time, my dad's working a bunch of overtime. He's on the force, but in a whole different city. So nobody knew. My dad works about five cities over. As a police officer, but my friends don't even necessarily know.

And then if my dad finds out he comes from work, he'll bust my head open, wide open. So what's your dad doing at this point? At this time, my dad's working a bunch of overtime. He's on the force, but in a whole different city. So nobody knew. My dad works about five cities over. As a police officer, but my friends don't even necessarily know.

And then if my dad finds out he comes from work, he'll bust my head open, wide open. So what's your dad doing at this point? At this time, my dad's working a bunch of overtime. He's on the force, but in a whole different city. So nobody knew. My dad works about five cities over. As a police officer, but my friends don't even necessarily know.

They just know both of your parents work and you guys have money and food. You get things for Christmas. You guys have bikes and you guys get new shoes like every other month or every month or whatever, because I have two brothers. Right. So here it is. He knows nothing about it. My mom's basically since she runs a business of her own, she's there most of the time.

They just know both of your parents work and you guys have money and food. You get things for Christmas. You guys have bikes and you guys get new shoes like every other month or every month or whatever, because I have two brothers. Right. So here it is. He knows nothing about it. My mom's basically since she runs a business of her own, she's there most of the time.

They just know both of your parents work and you guys have money and food. You get things for Christmas. You guys have bikes and you guys get new shoes like every other month or every month or whatever, because I have two brothers. Right. So here it is. He knows nothing about it. My mom's basically since she runs a business of her own, she's there most of the time.

But again, financially, we're not rich, but we're far from broke. So I went to this liquor store and I saw that activity. These guys are making hundreds of dollars within 10 or 15 minutes. And it blew my mind. I wanted to know more. I wanted to know more. I'm like, oh, no, this is it. Now, my friends that don't have money, they had to do it or else. But for me, I'm like, well, if I start to.

But again, financially, we're not rich, but we're far from broke. So I went to this liquor store and I saw that activity. These guys are making hundreds of dollars within 10 or 15 minutes. And it blew my mind. I wanted to know more. I wanted to know more. I'm like, oh, no, this is it. Now, my friends that don't have money, they had to do it or else. But for me, I'm like, well, if I start to.

But again, financially, we're not rich, but we're far from broke. So I went to this liquor store and I saw that activity. These guys are making hundreds of dollars within 10 or 15 minutes. And it blew my mind. I wanted to know more. I wanted to know more. I'm like, oh, no, this is it. Now, my friends that don't have money, they had to do it or else. But for me, I'm like, well, if I start to.

I'll be able to make extra money and take stress off my parents and buy my own clothes, buy my own shoes, and everything will be fine. But literally, I know it's just so much more dangerous than whatever I anticipated. Everything to do with that is just danger, pain, hurt. It's just everything that you... Should, no, but you may not if you want to make extra money.

I'll be able to make extra money and take stress off my parents and buy my own clothes, buy my own shoes, and everything will be fine. But literally, I know it's just so much more dangerous than whatever I anticipated. Everything to do with that is just danger, pain, hurt. It's just everything that you... Should, no, but you may not if you want to make extra money.

I'll be able to make extra money and take stress off my parents and buy my own clothes, buy my own shoes, and everything will be fine. But literally, I know it's just so much more dangerous than whatever I anticipated. Everything to do with that is just danger, pain, hurt. It's just everything that you... Should, no, but you may not if you want to make extra money.