My Name On The Streets: A Short Story

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Rom My name on the Streets is Rom but my real name is Jr Fernandez named after my dad. One day I was walking home from school and I was walking on the wrong street. These guys came up to me and said “ what do you bang” I don’t bang nothing” “Why are you walking on my streets if you walk on my street.. you’re gonna be one of us”. I started to run but they got my I got my ass kicked. I don’t remember what happened i just tried to get up and walk home when I got home my mom was out side. “ mijo what happened to you? oh my god! Are you okay? we need to take you to the hospital.” Tino My mother grown up the ghetto. She tried to take me away from that life. There wasn’t much sussues with that plan. …show more content…

I wasn’t trying to become a criminal. I went back to Mexico for the weekend to see my grandmother, where my mom once lived. Her old friends and kids she knew from school ended jumping on the way to my truck. They took my keys and put drug throughout my whole truck. The cops found my truck the next day a few blocks away, with the keys inside of it. Once I tried going back into the United States, the drug dogs stopped me and found 3 pounds of marijuana. I got life in prison. Mom When I was younger I got rapped, I was only 15. I had a baby at 16 years old. I got kicked out. I was on my own. I got with this guy and once I thought I was in love he started Beating me. I turned 17, then I found out I was gonna have another baby. I was looked at as nothing. My mother took me in becauses she broke up with her husband. Now at the age of 49 , I have 3 sons and 3 daughters. I love them with all my heart and will never let them do what I

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