Born a Crime

fantastic! My parents spoil me, I’ve
got money, and now I’ve got a way I
can get food without having to work
for it—and I still get my break.” I
had so many customers I was
turning kids away. I had a rule: I
would take five orders a day, high
bidders only. I’d make so much that
I could buy my lunch using other
kids’ money and keep the lunch
money my mom gave me for pocket
cash. Then I could afford to catch a
bus home instead of walking or
save up to buy whatever. Every day
I’d take orders, assembly would
end, and I’d make my mad dash and
buy everybody’s hot dogs and Cokes