when i pulled into the driveway of my new house, i couldn't wait to see what kind of "fun" this new neighborhood could offer me. i got out of the car and i immediately saw a boy getting beat by some guy. the boy got away and the man went back inside. i stood by the fence and said, "hey, you okay, man?" he looked up at me. dang, was he cute. "oh, i'm okay. uh, my name is johnny. i see you're our new neighbors." "yea," i said. "was that your dad beating you up?" he paused for a second. "yea. sorry about that. you may see it happen a lot." he looked down. "i'm sorry, bud." he smiled a little and said, "i have some friends that you'd probably like. want to come with me to see them tonight?" i didn't think i had much to do except unpack that night. "yea that sounds great!" i heard my mom yell for me. "sounds like someone's calling for you." johnny said. i started to turn around. "see ya later. oh and my name is alex by the way." he nodded and walked off.