i gonna tell u about my friend going through this. his name is alex.
alex is heading toward severe proverty. his mom has a big paycheck but far much bigger money problems. back in march, the landlord raised rent from 850 to 950, and she only gets 900 every other week. now she also has a car she got rid of a month ago. nearly everyweek, nearly every part of that car has been breaking down for a few years now, and each year gettin worst, and last year the head gasket blew. u know how embarrassing it is to drive down the street with a mile-long cloud of smoke behind u? 3 mechanics he been to is now gettin sick of seeing that car. and plus, there are some clothes he would like to wear, and new games he would love to get, and a computer he wants to repair, and a bike he really wants to replace after it got stolen. but his mom cant do it anymore for now, not for a very long time. the only way he gonna help with the bills and get what he want is a job at the autozone around the corner of our block.
alex even admitted it himself, he an idiot at math. and he recently failed the math A regents test. now he gotta go to summer school to retake the test or he have to deal with 10th grade again.
alex only has a few friends, but he had alot of plans for the summer. go to the movies, ride bike with us, a lil b-ball, and some of the games to play he wanna get.
-now if he takes the job and summer school, he can advance grades and get the things he needs and wants. but we wont get to see him again.
-if he takes summer school and hangin out with us, he might even get evicted but he advance in school.
-if he takes the job and hanging out with us, he can work a morning shift then see us, but he be left back in school. i told him dont think about cutting summer school, he needs to pass the math A. i dont even know which one he should do, he's a real cool guy though.
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