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                Bradley sits at the breakfast table talking on his phone with a bowl of cereal sitting in front of him. His mom and step-dad walk in and he waves at them.

                “Alright babe, I’ll be there to get you in a few.”

                Bradley hangs up the phone and takes one more bite of his cereal and grabs his bag while standing.

                “Gotta go, see you guys later.”

                Bradley is seventeen years old, has a girlfriend names Brittany who is also seventeen. They are both seniors at D.C. High.

                Bradley leaves the house in a hurry; he walks out to his Jeep Wrangler, gets in and starts it. Music blares so loudly the neighbors look out their windows to see what the noise is. He backs out of his driveway and speeds off toward Brittany’s.

               

                Brittany is waiting on her front porch when he pulls into her driveway. She stands from the chair she’s sitting in and runs off the porch. Bradley gets out of his Jeep and Brittany gives him a hug and kisses him. She looks at the Jeep and says,

                “You get that at your dads?”

                “Yeah, his way of saying ‘Son please stop hating me it isn’t my fault.’”

                Brittany laughs and kisses him again. They get in the Jeep and pull away from the house.

                Bradley stops at a red light on their way to school. He grabs Brittany’s hand and the light turns green.