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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought theybelonged.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought theybelonged.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged.

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 Alfonso emerged from behind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing. 

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 Alfonso emerged from behind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing. 

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Alfonso emerged frombehind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing.

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Alfonso emerged frombehind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing.

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He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking thathe would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, darkones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs wouldnotice. And the guys would think he was tough.

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He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking thathe would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, darkones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs wouldnotice. And the guys would think he was tough.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged.

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 Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. 

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 Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. 

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Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked.

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Alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle.

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Alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle.

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He grew depressed and turned away from the mirror.

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He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms. 

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He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms. 

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged

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Alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle. He liked the way Prince looked – and the bass player from Los Lobos. Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple. 

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Alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle. He liked the way Prince looked – and the bass player from Los Lobos. Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple. 

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. He grew depressed and turned away from the mirror.

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. He grew depressed and turned away from the mirror.

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Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice.

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Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice.

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ALfonzo wanted to look like the aztec warrior in the painting becaause he wanted to look good aside from his crooked teeth.

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He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms.

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he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. 

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he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. 

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He pushed for ten minutes, rested for five, and every half hour, during a radio commercial, checked to see if his smile had improved.

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He pushed for ten minutes, rested for five, and every half hour, during a radio commercial, checked to see if his smile had improved.

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mother wouldn’t go for it. And his father, who was puro Mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad and call him “sissy.” 

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mother wouldn’t go for it. And his father, who was puro Mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad and call him “sissy.” 

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. He grew depressed and turned away from the mirror.

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. He grew depressed and turned away from the mirror.

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Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple.

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Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple.

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His father had come home that evening from a softball game, happythat his team had drilled four homers in a thirteen-to-five bashing of Color Tile.

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His father had come home that evening from a softball game, happythat his team had drilled four homers in a thirteen-to-five bashing of Color Tile.

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Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples

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Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples

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Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. 

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Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. 

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying yo push his crooked to where he thought they belonged.

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars

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His mother clipped coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetablegarden in the summer, and shopped at Penney’s and K-Mart.

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His mother clipped coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetablegarden in the summer, and shopped at Penney’s and K-Mart.

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb.

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And his father, who was puro Mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad and call him “sissy.”

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Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple. But he knew his mother wouldn’t go for it. And his father, who was puro Mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad and call him “sissy.” 

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Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple. But he knew his mother wouldn’t go for it. And his father, who was puro Mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad and call him “sissy.” 

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Their family ate a lot of frijoles, which was OK because nothing else tasted so good, though one time Alfonso had had Chinese pot stickers and thought they were the next best food in the world. 

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Their family ate a lot of frijoles, which was OK because nothing else tasted so good, though one time Alfonso had had Chinese pot stickers and thought they were the next best food in the world. 

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Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average.

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Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average.

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The next day he spent his lawnmowing money on a new shirt, and, with a pocketknife, scooped the moons of dirt from under his fingernails. 

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The next day he spent his lawnmowing money on a new shirt, and, with a pocketknife, scooped the moons of dirt from under his fingernails. 

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After breakfast that Saturday he went to his room, closed the door quietly, turned the radio on, and pushed for three hours straight. 

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After breakfast that Saturday he went to his room, closed the door quietly, turned the radio on, and pushed for three hours straight. 

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That night he took a bath, pampered his hair into place, and did more than his usual set of exercises.

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That night he took a bath, pampered his hair into place, and did more than his usual set of exercises.

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Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple. 

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Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple. 

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He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms. 

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He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms. 

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Alfonso remembered her from his school and noticed that she was kind of cute, with ponytails and straight teeth.

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Alfonso remembered her from his school and noticed that she was kind of cute, with ponytails and straight teeth.

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Alfonso felt his stomach knot up. “She’s going to be my girlfriend, not yours!”

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Alfonso felt his stomach knot up. “She’s going to be my girlfriend, not yours!”

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Alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle. He liked the way Prince looked – and the bass player from Los Lobos. Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple. But he knew his mother wouldn’t go for it. And his father, who was puro Mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad and call him “sissy.”

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Alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle. He liked the way Prince looked – and the bass player from Los Lobos. Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple. But he knew his mother wouldn’t go for it. And his father, who was puro Mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad and call him “sissy.”

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 He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. He grew depressed and turned away from the mirror.

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 He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. He grew depressed and turned away from the mirror.

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He pushed for ten minutes, rested for five, and every half hour, during a radio commercial, checked to see if his smile had improved. It hadn't

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He pushed for ten minutes, rested for five, and every half hour, during a radio commercial, checked to see if his smile had improved. It hadn't

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Free of worry now that his brother had come through, Alfonso emerged frombehind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing.

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Free of worry now that his brother had come through, Alfonso emerged frombehind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing.

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She glared up at him. “Do you think money grows on trees?”

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She glared up at him. “Do you think money grows on trees?”

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb

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He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time. She was at the kitchen table licking the envelope to the house payment. She glared up at him. “Do you think money grows on trees?” 

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He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time. She was at the kitchen table licking the envelope to the house payment. She glared up at him. “Do you think money grows on trees?” 

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He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time. She was at the kitchen table licking the envelope to the house payment

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He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time. She was at the kitchen table licking the envelope to the house payment

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His mouth was closed, but Alfonso was sure his teeth weren’t crooked. 

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Free of worry now that his brother had come through, Alfonso emerged from behind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing. 

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Free of worry now that his brother had come through, Alfonso emerged from behind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing. 

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time.

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time.

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 He punched himself in the stomach, and growled, “Cuts.” Then he patted his butch and whispered, “Fresh.” 

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 He punched himself in the stomach, and growled, “Cuts.” Then he patted his butch and whispered, “Fresh.” 

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On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped.

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On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped.

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 Her father was a mechanic at Rudy’s Speedy Repair, and her mother was a teacher’s aide at Jefferson Elementary. 

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 Her father was a mechanic at Rudy’s Speedy Repair, and her mother was a teacher’s aide at Jefferson Elementary. 

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He decided to fix his teeth by pushing on them with his thumbs

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He decided to fix his teeth by pushing on them with his thumbs

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She looked cheerful. Alfonso told her his bike was broken and asked if she wanted to ride with him. “Sounds good,” she said, and jumped on the crossbar.

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She looked cheerful. Alfonso told her his bike was broken and asked if she wanted to ride with him. “Sounds good,” she said, and jumped on the crossbar.

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 After breakfast that Saturday he went to his room, closed the door quietly, turned the radio on, and pushed for three hours straight. 

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 After breakfast that Saturday he went to his room, closed the door quietly, turned the radio on, and pushed for three hours straight. 

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Every few steps, the girl, whose name was Sandra, would look at him out of the corner of her eye, and Alfonso would look away.

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He compared their two bikes: his gleamed like a handful of dimes. He then stepped out to the patio to clean his bike. On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil.

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 And his father, who was puro Mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad and call him “sissy.” 

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 And his father, who was puro Mexicano, would sit in his chair after work, sullen as a toad and call him “sissy.” 

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On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake.

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Alfonso remembered her from his school and noticed that she was kind of cute, with ponytails and straight teeth.

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Alfonso remembered her from his school and noticed that she was kind of cute, with ponytails and straight teeth.

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Alfonso looked over her shoulder for a long time, trying to muster enough nerve to ask her if she’d like to go bike riding tomorrow.

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He went to the backyard, where he unlocked his bike, sat on it with the kickstand down, and pressed on his teeth. He punched himself in the stomach, and growled, “Cuts.” Then he patted his butch and whispered, “Fresh.” 

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He went to the backyard, where he unlocked his bike, sat on it with the kickstand down, and pressed on his teeth. He punched himself in the stomach, and growled, “Cuts.” Then he patted his butch and whispered, “Fresh.” 

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That night he took a bath, pampered his hair into place, and did more than his usual set of exercises.

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That night he took a bath, pampered his hair into place, and did more than his usual set of exercises.

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  He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time

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  He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time

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Alfonso took off as fast he could on his bike, jumped the curb, and, cool as he could be, raced away with his hands stuffed in his pockets. But when he looked back over his shoulder, the wind raking through his butch, Sandra wasn’t even looking.

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He considered asking his best friend, Raul, for his bike. But Alfonso knew Raul, a paper boy with dollar signs in his eyes, would charge him, and he had less than sixty cents, counting the soda bottles he could cash. 

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He considered asking his best friend, Raul, for his bike. But Alfonso knew Raul, a paper boy with dollar signs in his eyes, would charge him, and he had less than sixty cents, counting the soda bottles he could cash. 

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He went to the backyard, where he unlocked his bike, sat on it with the kickstand down, and pressed on his teeth.

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Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average.

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“Sounds good,” she said, and jumped on the crossbar. It took all of Alfonso’s strength to steady the bike. He started off slowly, gritting his teeth, because she was heavier than he thought. But once he got going, it got easier. He pedaled smoothly, sometimes with only one hand on the handlebars, as they sped up one street and down another. Whenever he ran over a pothole, which was often, she screamed with delight, and once, when it looked like they were going to crash, she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love. 

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“Sounds good,” she said, and jumped on the crossbar. It took all of Alfonso’s strength to steady the bike. He started off slowly, gritting his teeth, because she was heavier than he thought. But once he got going, it got easier. He pedaled smoothly, sometimes with only one hand on the handlebars, as they sped up one street and down another. Whenever he ran over a pothole, which was often, she screamed with delight, and once, when it looked like they were going to crash, she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love. 

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Alfonso felt his stomach knot up. “She’s going to be my girlfriend, not yours!” “I’m going to get even with her!” “You better not touch her,” Alfonso snarled, throwing a wadded Kleenex at him “I’ll run you over with my bike.” 

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Alfonso felt his stomach knot up. “She’s going to be my girlfriend, not yours!” “I’m going to get even with her!” “You better not touch her,” Alfonso snarled, throwing a wadded Kleenex at him “I’ll run you over with my bike.” 

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That night he took a bath, pampered his hair into place, and did more than his usual set of exercises. In bed, in between the push-and-rest on his teeth.

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That night he took a bath, pampered his hair into place, and did more than his usual set of exercises. In bed, in between the push-and-rest on his teeth.

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a Datsun with a different-colored front fender, 

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a Datsun with a different-colored front fender, 

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where he unlocked his bike, sat on it with the kickstand down, and pressed on his teeth.

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where he unlocked his bike, sat on it with the kickstand down, and pressed on his teeth.

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 Whenever he ran over a pothole, which was often, she screamed with delight, and once, when it looked like they were going to crash, she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love. 

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 Whenever he ran over a pothole, which was often, she screamed with delight, and once, when it looked like they were going to crash, she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love. 

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After a while Alfonso pedaled up the street, hands in his pockets, toward Foster’s Freeze, where he was chased by a rat-like Chihuahua.

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Alfonso emerged from behind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing. Sandra waved. 

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Alfonso emerged from behind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing. Sandra waved. 

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 On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake. 

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 On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake. 

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 He learned that she was in seventh grade, just like him, and that she had a pet terrier named Queenie. Her father was a mechanic at Rudy’s Speedy Repair, and her mother was a teacher’s aide at Jefferson Elementary. 

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 He learned that she was in seventh grade, just like him, and that she had a pet terrier named Queenie. Her father was a mechanic at Rudy’s Speedy Repair, and her mother was a teacher’s aide at Jefferson Elementary. 

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Alfonso looked over her shoulder for a long time, trying to muster enough nerve to ask her if she’d like to go bike riding tomorrow. 

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Alfonso looked over her shoulder for a long time, trying to muster enough nerve to ask her if she’d like to go bike riding tomorrow. 

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After finishing his chores, he did a hundred sit-ups, pushed on his teeth until they hurt, showered, and combed his hair into a perfect butch.

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He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time. She was at the kitchen table licking the envelope to the house payment

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He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time. She was at the kitchen table licking the envelope to the house payment

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. 

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. 

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The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake.

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This is simallar to oranges because the boy had only a nickel and Alfonso's family didn't had that much money like the boy.

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This is simallar to oranges because the boy had only a nickel and Alfonso's family didn't had that much money like the boy.

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Frustrated, and on the verge of tears, he flung the chain as far as he could. It landed with a hard slap against the back fence and spooked his sleeping cat, Benny.

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Secretly, however, Ernie was jealous that his brother, two years younger than himself, might have found a girlfriend. 

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Secretly, however, Ernie was jealous that his brother, two years younger than himself, might have found a girlfriend. 

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Alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle.

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Alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle.

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Alfonso didn’t dare color his hair. But one day he had it butched on the top, like in the magazines.

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He cursed himself for being stupid, yelled at his bike for being cheap, and slammed the chain onto the cement.

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Alfonso emerged frombehind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing.

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Alfonso emerged frombehind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing.

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Free of worry now that his brother had come through, Alfonso emerged from behind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing. Sandra waved. “Hi,” she said. “Hi,” he said back. She looked cheerful. Alfonso told her his bike was broken and asked if she wanted to ride with him. “Sounds good,” she said, and jumped on the crossbar.

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Free of worry now that his brother had come through, Alfonso emerged from behind the hedge with Ernie’s bike, which was mud-splashed but better than nothing. Sandra waved. “Hi,” she said. “Hi,” he said back. She looked cheerful. Alfonso told her his bike was broken and asked if she wanted to ride with him. “Sounds good,” she said, and jumped on the crossbar.

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On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipeoff the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped.

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On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipeoff the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped.

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“Thanks,” she said. “What’s your name?”

Alfonso remembered her from his school and noticed that she was kind of cute, with ponytails and straight teeth. “Alfonso. You go to my school, huh?”

“Yeah. I’ve seen you around. You live nearby?”

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. 

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. 