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book chapter 5

Antonio knew that the only way he was going to survive was to make some money. And a lot of it. It seemed to him that the only people who had money in the hood was the drug dealers. Since he was too young to be hired at any job, he only had one choice. He had taken all the money he had saved up and bought himself an ounce of weed. He was meticulous with the way he separated it and rolled it up in to blunts, joints rolled up in cigar paper. He would then sell those for ten dollars a piece at school. Doing that he would triple his money and be out of blunts by the third period. As soon as his blunts sold out he would leave school to pursue much more important agendas. To him it was a matter of survival, and school ,be it as important as it may, wouldn't put food on the table and clothes on his back, or a roof over his head. He had to go out there and get it. Every night he he would sneak back into his old house and go on living life as normal. He would even still talk to his parents as if they were still there. " Hi mom hi dad, " could often be heard from outside. He thought it would help keep any suspicious people away.

With a lot of hustling and a little ingenuity he was able to keep up the house and all the payments within. It made him feel proud,because he was the only one his age who had their own spot. It wasn't long until he was driving himself in his new but used car. He was the only freshman in the school parking lot. He was shown tremendous respect from the other students. Some even eager to help. One day one of his friends introduced him to a man named puppet. He was said to have to best weed and anything else u might want. The two of them went on to due business for a few months. Then when the landlord found out that he had been taking payments from a minor, he made antonio leave. Since puppet ran a lil trap house for young men in similar situations, it seemed like a natural fit. He moved in imidiatly.