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    Let Me Tell You About It
    Let Me Tell You About It
    Let Me Tell You About It
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    Let Me Tell You About It

    By Lisa Clark

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    Let Me Tell You About It is a compilation of short stories, poems, and other works written by 8th-grade students. Each student was given free rein to choose what they wanted to share with others to read.


    Let Me Tell You About It is from the perspective of teenage students in the small town of Chillicothe, Ohio. Some students c

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ Merrill Publishing Inc
    Release dateSep 1, 2022
    ISBN9781954414990
    Let Me Tell You About It
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    Lisa Clark

    Lisa Clark is an author, editorial director of lolasland.com, freelance writer, youth market consultant and Mizz life coach. Lisa currently lives in a pink palace by the sea, where she watches romantic comedies and eats chocolate cake. A lot.

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      Let Me Tell You About It - Lisa Clark

      CHAPTER 2

      Living in Portsmouth Ohio

      LANDYN DAY

      Have you ever had to grow up in a city run by drugs?

      Well, I have, and this place was called Portsmouth, Ohio. Growing up in this city, there was nothing but poverty. There might be a few people with average income, but it's very rare.

      From what you have been told, you might think Portsmouth was always a bad place. But at one point around the 1970s, this place was sarcasm one of the key spots in Ohio, along with Columbus, Cincinnati, and Dayton. They even had their own football team.

      But all the businesses that made this city good went out of business, which led to no high-paying jobs and no entertainment for kids. Later, after all these terrible things, Portsmouth became infested with drugs. 

      When I was growing up, it was hard. Both of my parents were addicts at one point. My dad almost overdosed. I was just constantly moving back and forth between parents. At one point, I had to live with my grandma and aunt. You might be thinking this is insane. But in reality, this is what every kid's life was like in Portsmouth.

      God blessed me, and now I live in a much better place called Chillicothe. But unfortunately, most of my friends in Portsmouth are all bad kids. They smoke marijuana and are always getting in trouble with the cops. The more I think about it, if I had never moved out of there, I would have ended up just like them.

      The thing is that there is nothing for kids to do, so they find themselves involved with gangs and drugs.

      That's why I am blessed. My parents were also blessed with the opportunity to clean themselves up.

      CHAPTER 3

      Childhood Boxing

      TIMOTHY GIBSON

      When I was 11 years old, I started to love boxing. My dad would show me videos of Muhammad Ali, a famous boxer. That’s how I got interested in the sport. I want to be like him one day. 

      I have worked hard to get where I am. I am running track to get my legs stronger. My dad always told me that you are not working hard if you don't sweat. He is training me to be the best at boxing. Boxing is my dream.

      I left my friends behind so that I could achieve my dream. If I were still hanging with them, I would not be the kid I am now. Instead, I would be into drugs, vaping, and at a juvenile detention center.

      Boxing is what I want to do with my life. I am in love with it, and nothing or nobody can change my mind.

      CHAPTER 4

      The Big Heist

      BOWDYN GLENN

      And just like that, the money was secure. We were heading north, lost, and boundless, with $600,000s in cash. We needed to leave, but there was barely a place to run. We hopped in the getaway vehicle just in time to get on the interstate. We were nervous,

      Police sirens screamed behind us as we scurried away in a gray van. Unfortunately, they have no clue and become quite hopeless about the case as we push up north.

      If I haven't mentioned it, we are me, Guns, and Larry, who we call Muscles.

      We made a stop at a local gas station. And I pulled out a ten and two fives, $20 on pump 4, I said politely. I looked up as she took my money and noticed we had made the news. People were out for us, but I thought, How luckily for us that they don’t know who we are. I snapped out of it and hurried to the busted-up van to pump the gas when I saw Guns already with the hose in his hand.

      I got in the van and waited for the others

      Just as I pulled out, I saw a large array of cops at the graveyard just ahead of us. They were having a funeral, so I quickly got off the freeway and took the back roads to avoid the heat.

      One of the county roads got smaller and smaller, and we ended up on a winding dirt path.

      I drive for about an hour before finally getting tired and pulling over to rest. Guns climbed in the front seat, I could drive! he exclaims. I politely declined his offer, and we both agreed to just go to sleep. Larry had already been sleeping for a while.

      I tried to sleep, but I couldn't. I was bothered by the sounds I was hearing. It could just be the wind, but they sounded almost like whispers. I carefully pulled the corner of the curtain up to reveal two flashlight beams just 100 feet away. I quietly slipped into the front seat. And I was met by another sight at the front of the car: a police car parked ahead, blocking the small winding road. I thought about it for a second, then I started the van and floored it towards the cops. The cops took the hint and moved out of the way just in time as we sped away down the road.

      I was about half a mile away before hearing any police sirens, I could tell they were getting closer, so I sped up, hoping to escape the sound.

      I turned the corner hard, and the van spiraled out of control. The tire snapped off, and we found ourselves on the edge of an overhang. I was sure we would fall, but we sat very still and realized the ground was going to hold us. By this point, all three of us were at the front, so we opened the sunroof and climbed out, revealing no light, no life, just pitch-black darkness, and empty land filling it. 

      Muscles reached into his pocket and pulled out a dusty compass. He said he used it when he was just a boy. "All we can do is keep pushing up north and try to find a peaceful spot somewhere along the

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