Title:###During###therewasalwaysviolenceanddrugsintheinnercity.Growinguplittlebob

hadnothing.Hewaswithoutafather.Hehadfriendsbutnoneofthemthathesharedastrongrelationshipwith.hewasanoutcastinsociety.growingupintheallblackneighborhoodof###.Littleboblivedinthesuburbsof##wherehisfamilyhadadecentamountofmoney.Healwayshadclothesandniceshoes.Littlebobbywasanordinarywhitekid.Hisfriendswerenotsomuchhisfriends,butmoreofhisparentsfriends.Littlebobbywasalwaysgiventohimeverything.Littlebobbydidntknowwhatworkreallywasorthatssowhathisparentsthought.

Littlebobbyhasalwayslovedmoneyeversincehewasyoung.Hisparentswereverystrictwithmoneyandbobbywasgiven20dollarsaweek.eventuallybobbygotfedupwithhisparentsandthe20dollarsaweekhegot.Hethenbeganthinkingofwaystomakemoney.Bobbywasverysmartbutdidntapplyhimselfinschool.Hewasanaveragestudentandgoingintohisjunioryearhehadarounda3.2gpa.Thiswasnotatallareflectonhisintelectnorhiseaseforthings.Bobbywantedtoberichbutdidntwastoworkforit.

startinghisjunioryearbobbyhad2mainfriends.Hisclosefriendnamedwillieandsecondtowilliecamebreezy.Yeshisnameisbreezyiwillcometoexplainwhylater.Bwbwereveryclose.theysharedmanypersonalsecretsandotherthings.

OnedayBcamehomeandhismomsaid,,,bandwareheretoseeyou,,,.thiswasveryrarebecausew/bnevercametoBhousewhenBwasnothome.anywayBwentupstairsandb/whadwhattheycalledafullproofplantotherichlife.Bwasveryinterestedbecausemoneyisatthetoponhisprioritylist.

w/bproposetohimthattheybecomedrugdealers.Nowgrantedbobbywenttoalargehighschoolandtherewerealreadyaslewofdealersthatpeopleknewof.Bsaidtowbthathisideawascrazy.notonlycouldtheygetcaughtbutthemainproblemwascompetition.Bgotwbtosidewithhiminunderstandingthatnewdealerswouldnotbeabletomakeanameforthemselvesandwouldbequashedbythecompetetion.\

BthoughttheideawasastartthoughandthissingleideasparkedmuchofBinterestintheworldofcrime.Bhasneverevengotadetentionletalonebeadrugdealer.Hissoleinterestisfueledbymoney.Heneverunderstoodtheconceptofmoneyuntilwewillwaittofinishthatsentence.OnedayBwasinclassandhehadslightadhdandmanytimesseemedtofadeoffduringclass.Mostofthetimeitconercingwhatgirlhewasgoingtoasktothedanceofsomethingsillysuchasicantwaitforlunch,

Onadarkanddrearycoldnovemberhehadanidea.Hewasapproachedbysomeoneafterclass.TwomenthatmadeevenLebronJameslookshort.Bwastremblingwithfear,buthehimselfdidnotknowwhy.Hefeltthatthesepeoplewerenotheretohurthim.Theysaidinasternandstrongvoice,sonyourgoingtohavetocomewithus.shockedbywhathewashearinghesaidscared,yeahjustletmetellmymom,thinkingtohimselfthathewouldrun.Theonlyproblemisthatassoonasthethoughtofrunningcametohimthemenhadgrabbedhimandhewasbeingtakenaway.Themenhadtakenhimtoanundergroundlabthatwasfarawayfromhome.

Hewasgassedandwhenhewokeupthemenweregone.Bwasntsurewhattodo.Hecrawledoutofthevanstilldisoriientedfromwhatevertheyusedtoknockhimout.Oncehe

gothisbearinghenoticedastrongodor.Curiousashealwayswasheslowlyfollowedthatsmell.Closerandcloserhewalkeduntilhewasstoppedbyalargedoor.Thedoorwasboltedandrequiredasecuritycode.Basheiswasnotonetobackdownfromachallenge.Thushesaid,welliguessimjustgoingtohavetofindawaytoopenit.Afteraweinngatthedoorhenoticedwhatlookedlikedryblood.Hemovedcloserandsawnotonlywasthereblood,buttherewasalsothisslimesubstance.Hecouldntidentifyit,butwhenhelookedawayandlookedbackitwasntthere.Hesaidtohimself,thatwasjustmyimagination.afterthishethenwenttothelargebolteddoor.forawhilehelookedatthedoorwonderingwhereitletto.Hethenlookedaroundandsawthattherewasacarsittingthere.nowbeingascuriousasheishecouldntjustleave.asofrightnowhedidntseemtobeinanyapperantdanger.hethenwentbacktothebloodandaroundthecornerhesawthatthetwomenthathadtakenhimweredeadandnowfearsetwithinhim.heknewhehadtwooptions.Oneisthathetakesthecarandleavesallofthisbehindhim.Grantedthathewasnothappywiththecurentslifehelivedhechosethedoor.hewalkeduptoitandassoonashetouchedithisbodyturnedtobecomefrozen.confusedbythishenowbegantofreakout.whatwouldhedo?howwouldhegetout.howlongbeforeallthethingswentwrong.somebodycouldcomebackliketheguysthatkilledthetwowhohadtakenhim.Hethennoticedthathisleghappenedtobeunfroze.hesawabuttonandthathecouldreachwithhisfoot.whithallhismighthekickeditamndthedooropened.flyingthroughaportalhewasnowfeelingwarmagainfromwhateverhewasgoingthrough.boomasleephewent.whenhewokeuphewasinhisbedandeverythingsemmedabitfishy.Hewonderedhowgoingthroughwhathethoughtwasessentiallyportalhadtakenhimbacktohisnormalworld.hethenwonderedifwhenhewastakenthathewasnotinthenormalworld.wherecouldhehavebeen.washeinaparalleluniverse.whenhewentdownstairseverythingappearedtobenormal.hisshoeswerewhereheleftthen,hiscoatwasleftwherehehungitup.hiscoatwasevenwetfromrunninghomeintherainthatsameday.hishousewasthesameeverythingasheleftit.theanlythingwasthathisparentswherentthere,nietherewerehisfriends.theyalwaysmethiminafterschoolathishousetheyalwaysdremedofbeingrichandlivingthefastlife.whenhesteppedoutsidetheworldwasnotthesame.peoplewerenotdrivingcars,butrathertheyweredrivingornotevenreallydrivingbutflyingwhatlookedlikeahightechairplain.hequiclywalkledtothedinerwheretheyknewhimverywell.ashewalkedininhistornjeansanduntiedboots.hehadsortofastenchalso.oneofwhichhecouldnotidentifybutallheknewwasitwasnotnormal.walkingintothebathroomofthedinerhenoticedthatallofitwasredoneandnomoretherewasabathroom.insteaditwassomesortofholethathadfourbuttonsonthetop.Allthebuttonswereflashingrapidlybetweengold,silvbe,redandblue.couldthisberealhethougtwasthissomesortofjoke.oncehisconjuredupthecouragetotalktosomeonehesaid,sirandthismanturnedaroundwithblankexpressiononhisfacealmostthatofdissappoinment.hiseyesmovingupanddownBsbodyalmostlikeascanneratthesupermarket.nevermindhequiclysaidtohimbecausehewasnottryingtocausetrouble.hethought,wellmaybeifiapproachawomenthenshewillbenicedrandmoybeitwasjustbeacausethisguywashavingabadday.hewaslkeduptoaladywhoseemstobesittingonaninvisablechair.notconcerdbythatbecasuehewastryingtofindanswersastowhatisgoingon.hetapsherontheshoulderandsaysmissdoyouhappentoknowwhatthedateis.ifiguredtomyselfthatibettersay

datebecauseifihadsaidyeariprywouldhavebeentoldtogetlost.somethingelsehappenedthatwhatreallywasactuallyworse.shesaidwordsithathecouldnotunderstand.hethoughttohimselfthathowcouldsheunderstandhimbuthecouldnotunderstandher.hewalkedawayandwentbacktohishouse.Bobwasveryscaredastowearhewas.Hedidnothaveagoodgrasponreality.hethoughttohimselfthatisthisadreamandthatwhatisgoingon.hesooncametorealizethatthiswasnotadreamthatthiswasonlythebeginningtohisnightmare.hethoughttohimselfthathebettergotobedandgetagoodnightsrest.hewilltackletheobstacleoffiguringoutwhattheproblemwaswhenhewokeup.thethinghedidntrealizethatthemorehetriedtograsprealiltythemoreitwouldslipthroughhishands.

morningcomesandhegetsupandhisfavoritecerealbeingFrootloopsisstillinthethecupboard.hegetsthatoutandpourshimselfabowl.ittastedgreathimandtherewasexactlyhalfofitgonejusthowhehadleftit.whenhewasabouttoleavehishousehegotacall.notthiunkingtomuchaboutithepickeditupandansweredit.thelinewentdeadassoonashepickeditup.whenbobwentoutonthetownasheusedtocallithewouldnormallygotohangoutwithhisfriendsandorhewouldmakesomenewones.manytimeshewouldendupintroubleandhewouldgetbroughtbackbysomeofhisfriendsparentsandeventhepolice.thiswasdifferentbuthecouldrealizehow.ashewaswalkinghefeltapresencemuchlikethatofwhenhewasabouttoopenthedooranditwasvoicethattoldhimnoandhedidnotlisten.thistimehelistened.fromafarthevoicesaidbobrun,runbobnow.boblookedaroundthinkingthathismindwasplayingtricksonhimandhedidnotthinkmuchofitatthetime.Whenhelookedtohislefthesawsomekidsflyinghovercraftslowtotheground.theniglancedtomyright,downadrewrystreet.iwonderedtomyselfhowcouldthisstreetbedarkwhenthesunwasout.thereitwas.thegreenslimeonthewallofthebuildingdownthestreet.whenhelookeddownhisfeetweremoving.helookedupadnreqalizedthathewasrunning.fasterthanever,blazingthroughthetownbutforwhat.thethingthattoldhimtorunhedidnotlistentootookmattersintotheirownhandsalthoughhehadnotrealizedit.runnningrunningruniinghewasandhedidnotstop.wherewashegoinghedidnotknowbutwhathedidknowthathewasrunningandhefiguredthatbecausehewasrunningitmustmeansomething.afterclosetoanhourofsprintingthroughthetownhewasasleep.

inthemorninghewokeupandcouldntremeberanything.herememberedthathehadeatencerealbuthedidnotknowwear.herememberswalkingoutofahouseandrunning.hehaslostallrecolectionofwhathashappened.heknewheneededtositdownandthink,buthedidnotknowwherehewasatandtheonlyhedidknowwasthathewasnotsurewherehewasat.

hethoughttohimselfthatheisjusttiredandtahasleepwillfixthis.lethimjustsleepinoffandthathewillbeallbetter.therestofthedayhespenthisdaysleepingontheparkbench.whenhewokeuphewasconfusedhedidnotknowwherehewasnorwhyhewasonthebench.sittingtherethinkingsayingthatiamcrazyandwhatishappenening,whycannotirememberwhathappenedtomeinthelastday.hehasnorealizationandheislost.onceagainhethinkssleepwillfixit.hegoestosleepandwhenhewakesupitisdifferentthistimeasheopenshiseyesheseesthattubesarerunningfromhisnosetoallthemachinesaroundhim.whenthedoctorcomesinhesaysdoyoufeelbetter?Hesaysheyhowdoyoufeel.isaidfinewhydoyouask.hesaidbecauseyouhavebeenasleepforthepast2weeks.hetold

thedoctorsthatthiscouldntbepossibleandthathewasjustawakeadayago.thedoctorsaythattheonlythingsavinghislifewerethosemachines.whathappened?heasked.thedoctorsaid,wellyouwereinacarcrashandyouhavehadbraindamage.Itislikelythatyouwillnotremembermuchofwhathashappenedforafewdays,butwithtimeyourmemorywillslowlyreturn.Bobwasrelievedbythisstatement.hewasnotsurewhatreallywasgoingon.thedoctorstoldhimthatheshouldstayafewmoredaysinthehospitaltoclearupanyissuesthatcouldoccurduetotheaccident.AfewdayslaterBobwasreleasedandwasallaloneonceagain.Hecouldnotrememberwhyhisfamilywasnotcontactinghim.confusionwasatahighforBob.becauseofthebraindamageBobhadsufferedtheeventsthatoccurredwithintwoweeksbeforethecrashhehadnorecollection.AsBobwaswalkingdownthestreetwherehishousewashenoticedasignificantdifferenceintheworld.Hequestionedhimselfsaying,howlongwasireallyinacoma?Fuzzywashismemoryanditwastoomuchforhimtohandle.hewastoldspecificallybythedoctorthattryingtorecallthathappenedinthelasttwoweekswouldonlyconfusehimmore.Bobbeingimpatientasalwaysthoughttherewasonewaytodothingsandthatwashisway.Hedidwhathewanted.Onetimehewassostubborn#####.althoughthedoctortoldhimnottotryandrecallwhathappenedheknewjustbythefewdayshespentwithBobthathewouldnotlisten.ThedoctorgaveBobextrastrengthperscriptionmigranepillsifhisheadforwhateverreasonbegantohurt.Oncebobtookthepillhisheartstartedracing.Hisbrainheadsoonbecameclearandhefeltbetter.Withragingamountsofenergyhetriedsomething.hewantedtoknowwhathappenedtohim.Bobtriedtoslowhisbreathing,theharderhethoughttheamountofbreathshetookincreased.Thenallofthesuddenitwascalm.Hismindbecameclearandherememberedeverything.Fromthepeoplewhotookthem,towhenhewentthroughtheportal,tothegreenslime,andeventhenewworldheenteredwithouthisfamilyorfriends:itwasallthere.Hequicklylookedatwhatthedoctorhadgivenhimanditdidnotsayformigranerelief.thinkingtohimself,howlongwillthislast?thereareonly10pillsinthisbottle.Hewenttothelocallibrarywhichwaswherehealwayswouldgoforrefugeortolookupinformation.Hesearchedthenameofthepillandhecouldnotfindanysortofinformationregardingheptotrimethazine.whyistherenoinformationonthisdrug?Isthissomethingthatcouldkillme.Suprisinglywhenmorninghithestillhadsomeremberanceofwhathappenedthosetwoweeksbutitwasfading.Heprojectedthatthepillisinfulleffectforuptoeighthoursandbeginstowearoffasfromthenonandattwelvehoursthefulleffectsarenolongerthere.Whenhetookabetterlookatthepillshenoticedthatthereweretwokinds.Asfarasshapegoesforbothofthepillsthewerenotnormal.Aroughtexturetheyhad,butthemostdefiningcharacteristicwastheweresquarenotround.whycouldthisbehewondered?Asfaraswhatwasdifferentbetweenthetwowasthatonehasagooresinonthem.Almostasifitwasnotsupposetobethere.whenhepulledthepillsoutitseemedasifitwashardlikerockcandy.Fromnnowonherefferedtothemastherockcandieseventhoughhenevertalkedtoanyoneaboutthem.Onceagainhetookonejustlikehedidbeforeandalmostinstantlyeverythingcamebacktohim.Hetookthepillhethoughthetooklasttimebutturnsoutthatitwasn't.Hehadtakentheslimepillanditwasmuchdifferentfromtheotherone.Hecouldrememberthingsbuttheyweredifferent.Itwasalmostasifthepillmadehemindthinkofthingsthatwerenotactuallyreal.Sittinginthecafehesaidtohimself,"whywasIthinkingthisbefore,thisisnotwhathappened."Sitting

therewasatroubledteenageboylostinathirdworldwithnothingmorethanabottleof"knowitallpills"andtheclothesonhisbody.Youngbobwasstartingtolosesightofreality.Nolongercouldhedistinguishbetweenrealandfake.Hecouldnotrememberthepast.Itseemsasifheisoutofoptions.Theclockistickingandwitheachtickhemovesclosertoinsanity.hetriestotalktopeople,butthelanguagetheyspeakisnoneofwhichhereconizes.Slowlychangingathismemories.Heasks,"whatreallyhappenedtome?""AmIreallyindifferentworld?"WhathaveIdonetodeservethis?Aremyparentsdoingthingstotryandfindme?Alltheseunansweredquestionsheisgrippingtoanswer,buthecannot.Theresourceshehasarenotenough.Soonitwillallgobacktonormal"hetriedtotellhimself."Myparentsaresmartandtheywillfindme!Theyhavetoo!!"Bobhasmanagedtosurviveandworkstayalivewithnohelpforclosetoaweek."I'mdone"hesaid."WhatmoredoIhavetolivefor?"Walkingdownanalleyhefoundwhatlookedlikeaknifeunderthegarbagebin.Thinkingthatthiswashislastoptionhetookandknife.Hishandstremblingwithfear.Bloddseemedtobegoingthroughhisbodylikeaspeedingcar.Hewasatthebreakingpointandhecouldnothandleit.Beforehecouldstabhimselfhewasstoppedbywhatlookedlikeahobo.Hesaid,"youdon'twanttodothat."Suprisedhesaid,"whydon'tyoutalkliketherestofthem?"Replyingtothissaying,"becauseIamjustlikeyou."Afterthatbobreallydidn'tknowwhattosaytothismansoheremainedquiet.Themanasked,"youweren'treallygoingtokillyourselfwereyou?""Noitwasjustathought,"bobsaidnervously.Themanreplied,"Isthatso?"Notexpectingaresponse."Followme,"saidtheman.Withoutquestionbobfollowedhim.Bobsoonrealizedthatthiscouldbethekeytogettingbacktotherealworld.Theywenttowhatlookedlikeagaragedoor.Bobasked,Doyouhaveaname?Themanrepliedbysaying,"WellofcourseIdo.""Wellwhatisit?"Bobsaidwiththeslightestbitofirritance."I'msorryIhavenottalkedwithsomeoneofmyownkindforawhile.BeforeyoucamealongitwaspointlesstotellmynameonlybecausenoonewouldunderstandwhatIwassaying.Mynameis####,andIamfromEarthjustlikeyouare.""Wellifwebothcamefromearthwhatisthisplace?"Bobasked./////said,"Ihave.Itquitefiguredthatoutyet.""Wellwhatgoodareyoutome?"Bobsaidunderhisbreath./////musthaveheardhimbecauserightafterthat///said,"Wellafamilyofthreehuhh?Alwaystheonegettingspecialtreatment,butyourparentsdidn'treallyloveyou.Thatiswhytheytippedofthe///////totakeyouaway.Theonlyproblemwiththereplanwasthatwhotheythoughtwereworkingwiththepolicewerenot.Youhadbeenstrugglinginschool.Youwerenotapopularchildnorwereyouathletic.Thoughyouliedtoyourparentscontinuouslysayingthatyouwantedtoplaysports,butyouwantedschooltobeofyourmainfocus.Yourparentscaredlessaboutwhatyouthought,butmoreabouthowmuchofanagyouwere.Whenyourparentssetthisstagedscenariototakeyouawaywasnotbecausetheywantedthebestforyoubutsimplybecausetheysawitonanadvertisementandthepriceseemedreasonable.Yourfathersaidhimselfthatheswearsthatyouarenothischildandthatyouareaburdentothehousehold.Bobwasshockedbywhatwascomingoutof////mouth.Hewasabitconfusedasofwhattosayto////.Thistimequestionsranthroughhisheadthinkingnotofwhathesaid,butofhowheknewabouthislife."Isthismanafriendorishereallyanenemy?"Bobthoughttohimself.Bobwipedawayasingleteardropfromhiseye,stoodstern,andconfronted///withastrongvoicesaying,"Thatwillbeenough.Youdonotknowmyfamilynotdoyouknow

howtheyloveme.Iamnotaburdentomyfamilyandtheywouldneversendmeaway.Mykidnappingwasnottheirfaultnoritbeanybody's.Theroomwentsilentforasolid10minutes.Thoughtsfilledtheair.Bobsoonbegantothinkofallhischildhoodmemories.Themorehethoughtofthemthemoreofwhat///saidwastrue.Herememberedwhenhewasonlyafirstgrader.Whenitwastimeforschoolmanyoftimeshewouldbelate.Thiswasnotbecauseofbobsfault,butbecausehismomwouldnotwakehimup.Another'stimewhenbobwas11.Hewasasleepwhensuddenlyheheardanoise.Being11hewasrathertimidandshy,butveryquietevenaroundhisfamily.Whenheheardthenoisehewenttowardit,eventhoughhewastimidhewasstillverycurious.Thenoiseledhimtothefrontdooranditwassomeoneknocking.Hequicklywasfrightenedandgothisparentsfromtheotherroom.Withoutknockinghewalkedinandsawmuchmorethanheshouldhave.Hisfatherwasfuriousandbobwaslaterwhippedwithhisfathersbelt.Meanwhilehismotheransweredthedoorcoveredinjustasheetfromthebed.Themansaid,"Ma'amIamsorrytotellyouthis,butyourhousehasbeenrevoked.Youwillhave30daystomoveoutormakethepayment."Afterbeingwhippedbyhisfatherhismotherapproachedhimsay,"Doyouknowwhothatwas?!"Shesaidinasternvoice.Littlebobonlybeing11reallydidnotknowwhoitwassohesaid,"Idonotknow."Hismotherjustgavehimalookofdespairasifthereasonthatpersonwastherewasbecauseofhim.Hismomsaidtohim,Thisisyourfault,youarethereasonforthis.littlebobbywasdevastated.Hedidnotknowhowtorespond.hesattherewithablank