Bodega DreamsWilliam Irizzari has reinvented himself as Willie Bodega, a drug lord who plans to use his money to buy and renovate his areas comdemned buildings. Told by Chino, a young graffiti artist, this is the story of whether hope and loyalty can survive in a world of crime. |
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Page 64
... leave her parents ' house and rip up her Pentecostal roots . Negra was the type who smoked joints at midnight in the bathroom , keeping the window open so her parents wouldn't smell anything . The one who sneaked out of her house wear ...
... leave her parents ' house and rip up her Pentecostal roots . Negra was the type who smoked joints at midnight in the bathroom , keeping the window open so her parents wouldn't smell anything . The one who sneaked out of her house wear ...
Page 78
... leave her husband ? ” " Of course she'll leave that pendejo . She never wanted to marry him in the first place . It was her fucken mother who pushed her . " He slowly walked away from me to stand in front of another painting . It was ...
... leave her husband ? ” " Of course she'll leave that pendejo . She never wanted to marry him in the first place . It was her fucken mother who pushed her . " He slowly walked away from me to stand in front of another painting . It was ...
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... leave the truth , " Roberto pleaded . " Never turn from the light . The darkness will enslave you , like before , before the Lord saved you . Our Lord Christ will never turn His back on us . Even if we leave Him , He will never leave us ...
... leave the truth , " Roberto pleaded . " Never turn from the light . The darkness will enslave you , like before , before the Lord saved you . Our Lord Christ will never turn His back on us . Even if we leave Him , He will never leave us ...
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