Two Sides to Every Story (Love Spectrum Romance)
“He looked up and down Damen Avenue, noting the people, the churches, and the other officers coming and going. He glanced down, feeling the same thrill that he always got at seeing his badge on his chest.
He’d graduated from college and gone directly into the police academy. Six months later he was a Chicago policeman. That’s all he’d ever wanted to be. He stood and watched the little kids running and playing already, thinking it was much too early in the morning for them to be out. Children had played a part in his dream. He wanted to gain the little kids’ trust and teach them not to fear the uniform. He wanted to be respected and he would give respect in return.
He’d been born in Puerto Rico, a part of the United States, even though it wasn’t treated that way. He’d grown up with the disrespect that most Latinos hated. And he’d watched as many had turned violent or bitter in the face of that blatant disrespect. He’d seen the same disrespect shown to other minority groups and w...ondered why they battled among themselves rather than banding together.MoreLess
He’d graduated from college and gone directly into the police academy. Six months later he was a Chicago policeman. That’s all he’d ever wanted to be. He stood and watched the little kids running and playing already, thinking it was much too early in the morning for them to be out. Children had played a part in his dream. He wanted to gain the little kids’ trust and teach them not to fear the uniform. He wanted to be respected and he would give respect in return.
He’d been born in Puerto Rico, a part of the United States, even though it wasn’t treated that way. He’d grown up with the disrespect that most Latinos hated. And he’d watched as many had turned violent or bitter in the face of that blatant disrespect. He’d seen the same disrespect shown to other minority groups and w...ondered why they battled among themselves rather than banding together.MoreLess
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