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that please I want you to tell me a  very interesting story can you do that

an interesting story let me see oh  I have the perfect story for you

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oh it's a real life story so pay attention  because I am sure you will love this story

well you know your father was poor when  he was a child I mean it's not like we're  

a millionaire now but at least we have the  necessary to live well and that's the thing

anyway my brothers and I used to  hang out with some friends every day  

we had some friends from school  from our old neighborhood and  

also from the church yeah we used to  go to the church believe it or not

well I had a friend back then his name was Jimmy  

and we were not close friends you know but  we used to hang out we used to go to the  

arcade and play a lot we also talked  sitting on the sidewalk of the street

but the problem was that he was a little  weird he had a quick temper he was  

sometimes angry and other times he was happy  he bullied many of my partners in the school  

he used to punch them on the face

he had a lot of problems in  the school but also at his home  

his parents were the boards  and he didn't like it of course  

they used to fight in front of him all the  time it was terrible he had a hard life

you know my parents also got divorced when  I was a child but I didn't behave that way  

I suppose children can handle it differently  

Jimmy was so aggressive I don't even  remember how we could be friends back then

well one day we were sitting on the sidewalk in a  street not very far from my home we were talking  

about different things such as Sports School  some girls our lives and many other things

he told me that his parents had thought that day  and he was angry because of that he wanted to do  

something but he didn't know what exactly I told  him to go to the arcade maybe he could feel better

but he didn't like the idea he  said he was tired of going to the  

arcade and he wanted to do something  different something more dangerous  

well we didn't know what to do  so we started walking around

we were walking around the  street near my elementary school  

there weren't many cars passing by  because that street was almost new  

only people used to walk over there to go to  their jobs or children going to the school

it was Sunday so that street was empty I  saw a child in the distance he was riding  

his bike and I told Jimmy that I  always wanted to have a bicycle  

but sadly my family didn't have enough  money to buy something like that

he heard that and told me if you want the bike  when we get that one of course I just laughed I  

thought he was joking we were not going to steal  that bike I have never done something like that

he said that he had done that many times but with  different products he told me that when he went  

to the market he used to steal some candy  from a woman who sold those kind of things  

I kept thinking he was joking

but no he wasn't joking he really  wanted to steal that kid's bike  

I still remember his words I'm going to  push the boy so that he falls off the  

bike and you are going to take  the bike with you and run okay

I didn't know what to say I couldn't believe he  was saying that to me so I repeated to myself that  

he was still joking then he walked over to the  boy and pushed him just as he had said he would

the boy started crying so hard and he yelled dad  help we saw a man running to us we hadn't realized  

that that child was playing with his father on  that street so he rushed to help his son obviously

we started running away so fast  that we got my home in just seconds  

I was quiet I didn't say anything  then he told me he had to go to his  

home because his mother was about  to arrive and she could get angry

we didn't even talked about  what had happened that afternoon  

that night I couldn't sleep well I  was thinking of all those things I  

felt terrible for the kid with his Spike I  didn't know what to do I was very thoughtful

the next day I woke up and had breakfast  with my brothers and sister after that I  

just watched TV we could do that because we had  finished school I was about to be 16 years old

I still didn't know what to do  with my life I mean I graduated  

from high school and we didn't have  enough money to pay for the college  

so the only possible thing to do was to  get a job to save some money to study later

so my siblings and I used to  spend the day watching TV together  

at about four in the afternoon  Jimmy knocked on my door  

he told me he wanted to go to the arcade he was  bored and also really angry at the same time

I could only think about what  had happened the day before  

I didn't want to go because I no longer  felt comfortable with him so I told him  

I had some things to do and that  I couldn't go with him this time

he insisted of course he showed me some  money he had like ten dollars and was  

a lot of money for us back then he said he  would invite me to eat something delicious

so I agreed maybe it was all a mistake and he  did that because he was angry or very stressed  

of course that could not happen again so I  went to the arcade with him and we had fun

when we left the arcade we went to the same street  we had gone the day before that terrible incident  

had happened I felt much better because he was  quiet he didn't say a word he was thinking a lot

then another boy approached us Jimmy greeted  him and introduced him to me he was one of  

his friends he told me he sat down and they were  quiet I only asked are we waiting for anybody here

he didn't say anything I was worried I didn't  know what was happening I felt confused  

then Jimmy's friend stood up and stopped a taxi I  didn't know we were going to another place I said

and then he told me he's going to stop that car  I'm going to hit the driver and get him off his  

car so you can get in the car to drive it then  we leave I was shocked I didn't know what to say

it was not a joke they were doing it right in  front of my eyes froze I couldn't do anything  

it all happened in just seconds that boy stopped  the taxi Jimmy want to hit the driver and now I  

I only was there standing looking at them  doing nothing so we never stole that car  

the taxi left and Jimmy was really angry he  told me I was a chicken and many other things  

I didn't answer I just kept quiet I arrived home  and went to my bedroom I didn't say any word I had  

started working since I was a child and I had some  money saved I had like 50 dollars so the next day

I took that money and went to  the nearest English Institute  

I paid fifty dollars to start studying  the basic level and well here I am now  

I am an English teacher I love my job  and I'm happy I took that decision

wow that is an amazing story did that  really happen or you just invented it  

no that really happened sometimes we  take decisions that can change our lives  

if I had a stolen Dot card that day maybe  I would have had a different life right now  

we can choose soon we can always choose

yes Grandpa now I know that are you  gonna tell me another story please

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