Leonardo's Story

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Would you ever believe that a person was born to a family that had everything you could ever want or dream, but that person would somehow end up in jail in the end? Let me tell you the story of Leonardo and his unfortunate fate.

Leonardo was the first and only child born to Marquez and Evella, the royal king and queen of Keethe. Leonardo’s parents, being the queen and king, had inherited money from Evella’s parents so therefore thought both them and their son were set, and they were. Leonardo grew up having the best childhood a boy could ever dream of. He had the best of toys and got everything that he asked his parents for. He was especially spoiled and believed that he would never have to work a day of his life. Even Leonardo’s teenage years went well for him. He excelled in school and was the head captain of two of the sports team, so he virtually had the “perfect” life that anyone could ask for. Well not being self-conscience enough with their family’s money, Marquez gambled it all away one night playing poker with a few of his rich local friends. Now Leonardo’s family was going into a panic because they had high bills to pay, and debts to pay back from all the things they had bought over the years for the family. Now that Leonardo was an adult, and his parents did not have the money to support him any longer, they felt the need to put him out of the house to live independently, so they did. So Leonardo was out on his own, and did not have any idea what to do, because he had never been taught about managing his money, and never actually thought he would have to work to earn something. But since he was very good in school, and his favorite subject was literature and English grammar, that is where he decided to go find work. H...

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...m. He overheard the loud class and came in shooting. One of the students, Gabriel, thought the whole situation was a big joke, so he was messing around. The shooter, having no heart, unfortunately shot him then quickly left, leaving the classroom full of shocked students and a mute teacher in utter despair and confusion. Leonardo was placed with the blame of the shooting of his student, even though there was no way that he could of stopped the boy. When he was taken to court, he was charged with the shooting being his fault by the judge, and was also was sentenced ten years jail time. While in jail Leonardo associated himself with some bad people and bad habits, so when his sentence was up he was out on his own again. He had no work and no means of supporting himself financially. He was now out on the streets of Keethe all alone, looking for some mercy from someone.

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