Out The Gutter

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y of New York, with chips in our hands, munc

airs and casinos without ever buy

ridge. As we walked, we noticed a white guy sitting o

cared?" Yas

Maybe he's just tak

smile

ickpocketing?" she g

irl. He does look l

o him. He was o

and he turned, "Yo

shook

aking so

ooked

et." she whispered and

rang. It was King, my b

lo,

on you today but your momma

er hunting

you can always g

led m

k for ma own money. Even if I gotta steal it. And plus, I

rd hi

e what I do is wrong, sw

What I do too isn't better.

m. I don't

emember that this i

k drugs. There was a time we broke up because of it. When he sniffed s

orgiveness. And I told him that if he r

I love yo

I hung up and Yasmin came over. The

it?" I

ded not to

I asked

k with him instea

eyes and we both la

home now."

hy

omorrow. An i

school shit?? Harlem, you're the only on

all decided to d

're in your last year, you'll graduate then wha

and turn

me a scholarship into Greenwill University in Manhattan. I want a future. I want to give my moth

to walk away. Yasmi

em. It's as

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urse she was glad. She asked where I got it

ight, at nine, I wa

I drew extremely well. My portraits of people were perfect. Drawing was a hobby I had from c

ing a beautiful por

it in a file case wi

to do my best at the

ut off the lights

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any in my class because most of the people my age

cholarship into Greenwill." Our teacher said, sharing copie

rade. Here in this quarter of ours, it's not easy to make it in school. I w

u sir." w

ome.

om asked happily that a

t. Waiting to receive a letter next weeke

she hugged me tight,

you,

hug and I w

e apartment to go meet King.

door and soon eno

him tight. We then shared a pas

l prince charming or a hottie, but to me he

and that was enough for me. I was attracted to m

re you

gotta tell yo

ha

a little confident I might gain

wned a

be lea

to leave, don't worry. I'll visit

unning his hands

angry?" I

hat you want." He sat down and held

es

ith any rich b

igg

t into spoiled kids. And

es

ct our relationships. I'll come every we

romi

and shared a kiss. From