Two kids from the other side of the tracks loved going through the white section of the city. It was bitterly cold, though, and despite their winter parkas and thermal underwear, they trudged happily along as the wind chilled them to their bones at a near negative ten degrees. They skipped school that morning. Both kids agreed that taking one day off from school, at least every couple of months, wouldn’t hurt their grades or ruffle the Principal’s feathers any. They were more street smart than book smart, and because of this, their teachers just couldn’t trust them.The two kids weren’t very old at all. They were in seventh grade, and already they wanted to experience the adult world of large skyscrapers, the popular arcade games, fast cars, and world-class women. Little would they know tha
