I don't know if it's happening throughout the city or if it's just in my neighborhood, but it seems like we are being overrun with gangs. Recently a new gang has emmerged, it's a much bolder and more frightening gang.  I see the gang members everywhere standing outside stores hassling people in broad daylight. The police never bother them, I think that even the law is afraid ot them because they let the gang do whatever they want whenever they want. The gang members wear their colors proudly with various badges of honor on their gang vests.

I'm not going to lie, today I felt fear as I walked to the store because I knew that sooner or later I would become one of their victims - it seems like everyone is falling victim to them. I tried to make my move at the same time as a group of people were walking into the store at once, praying that they wouldn't single me out as the one to approach. I kept looking down, trying not to make eye contact with any of them because I knew that if any of them looked into my eyes they would see the fear and that would be the end of me. Sweat beads were forming on my forehead as I got closer to the entrance. I couldn't help but wonder where the police were when you really needed them, but then I remembered - the police are afraid of them too.

Now that I think about it, this is not the only place I've seen this gang, they are everywhere. They seem to have taken over the entire city. It doesn't matter where I go or what time I go - I see them hanging out, waiting for their next victim. I walked faster trying to avoid a confrontation. Just when I thought everything was okay and I've made the trip safely one of the gang members suddenly stepped in front of me. It was a girl. I'm amazed at how young and almost "normal" she looked, but I know that looks could be deceiving. She looked at me with those evil squinty eyes that cut to my very soul. She wasn't very big, but even so she looked pretty tough. I hate to admit this, but as I looked at her I realized that even though she was a girl, she could probably beat me up and there wouldn't be much I could do about it. I could feel my whole body tense up as I stood waiting for whatever was going to come next. Even now I can't forget her eyes, they were the cold eyes of an extortionist. I knew she could sense the fear running through me. She smiled an evil smile knowing that she had won - then she said those dreaded words that made my blood run cold.

"Hey mister, you wanna to buy some girl scout cookies?"


I yelled,"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" and ran into the store as fast as I could.