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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... meet me here today ? " " B'cause , Chino , I'm going t ' ask you for somethin ' when Vera comes and I thought you ... meet Vera's husband , Willie ? " I asked . " Meet him , no . But I knew his family was one of the people that escaped ...
... meet me here today ? " " B'cause , Chino , I'm going t ' ask you for somethin ' when Vera comes and I thought you ... meet Vera's husband , Willie ? " I asked . " Meet him , no . But I knew his family was one of the people that escaped ...
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... meet with you . He said he had to meet you . Some girl is comin ' . " " Cool , tell him I will . " And I hung up . That was all I was going to do for Bodega . I had decided then and there that as soon as Bodega met Vera , I owed him ...
... meet with you . He said he had to meet you . Some girl is comin ' . " " Cool , tell him I will . " And I hung up . That was all I was going to do for Bodega . I had decided then and there that as soon as Bodega met Vera , I owed him ...
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... meet you , ' he said smoothly , as if he and I had been friends for years . " Nene called me , " I said . " Great . " I could already see that Nazario was a chameleon . He had the uncanny ability to be stoically cold under pressure and ...
... meet you , ' he said smoothly , as if he and I had been friends for years . " Nene called me , " I said . " Great . " I could already see that Nazario was a chameleon . He had the uncanny ability to be stoically cold under pressure and ...
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