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Rejoicing in a past memory!

Many years ago, while waiting for the bus on Imperial Highway, in the City of Compton, behind these projects, I was robbed by a youngster. I remember it was raining hard and my umbrella covered my face, so I didn't see him coming towards me. I was around 19 or so... a time in my life where I was trying to find my identity. I felt lonely, uncertain and had started experimenting drugs on weekends, only. A experiment that would turn into a addiction and rob many years from my life. A job agency called me for a one month assignment in Compton, so I took the job; not having a car, I would take the bus everywhere that I went. On this particular, day I remember feeling extremely tired and as I waited for my bus, this kid, duck down and snatched my bag from my arm. He pulled so hard, I almost fell; he took off running. I dropped my umbrella, running into the projects after him. I'm not sure what prompted me to do that, but I knew I was tired of people hurting me and I