Jerome This young lady standing right before my eyes was the prettiest girl I had ever seen in my entire life. Her long hair which shone even in its tangled and tattered manner added spice to her beauty. How did she end up in the hood? This was no place for someone like her and I wondered why she showed up. Perhaps, she got lost and appeared in this place. I knew what the hood was all about and I couldn't fail the hood. In my entire life, I had pledged my loyalty to the leader whose name was never mentioned even once. I had lived with him since I was a child and never knew who my parents were. The leader had taken care of me and given me a life. I grew up in the hood beside him and under his tutelage. He loved me like a father would his own son. I vowed to never f

