Greenwich

Early 1990s

Children were fighting over spots in front of Woodrow's ice cream truck. Woodrow was going out of his mind trying to get some order. He should used been used to it by now---this every summer kind of thing. And it being only the beginning of June, he was in for it.

Move your big four-five head ...I was here first", said Omar . Omar planting his big brown hand in the center of David forehead" "No, I was here first", said David. "You momma so poor she uses peanuts for change",said David. "Well I want my ice cream and I'm not wanting in line...ain't got all day", said Layla popping her gum. . "Momma gave me a dime to buy some lime instead brought some bubble gum---bazooka zooka bubble gum", she sing as she dancing around showing off her knee- high socks. "Watch this" she said, as she blow a big bubble as large as her face. "I can't see" yelled Layla" with bubblegum all over her face. "Oh my gosh" said Taylor,with her mouth wide open. Everyone else's jaws were hanging too. David was up to window to get his ice cream. "I'll have mint green ice cream sandwich", he said. David 's words started a frenzy. "I'm Next," said one the children. "No, I'm next ", said another one. There was a shoving match to get to the window. "Nobody going to get any ice cream if you don't form a line in front this truck" said Mr Wooddrow's. Mr. woodrow's did not realized that he was in the hood --Compton, California, and that children were not this bad in other places in America. Mr.Woodrow consider moving out of America moving back to England; since he was close to ice cream company owner Tim Thompson.

Meanwhile in England, on other side of world, Tim Thompson was seeing green afterg gettingthe spreadsheet of sales for La gace Ice Cream. Sales in La gace were on the up and up. The most popular ice cream treat was the mint green ice cream sandwiches.

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Omar was bouncing his basketball on the sidewalk in front of his house. David was across the street, standing in front of his house. DO YOU WANT DO SOMETHING?, said Omar with an attitude. Don't you see me over here? ,said David. No, I meant do you want do something cool?, said Omar. Let's get the girls, said David . Ok cool, said Omar. After getting together the children followed the train tracks to the place Omar was leading them to. The weather was at best for the occasion. The sun, bright and beaming in all of its glory, was in middle of the sky. Children walk toward sun as if it were a guide. "Where are we going?",said David. You"ll see ----I'll tell you when we get close", said Omar. The four children half-played and half-walked along the beams of the train track.

After a long tek down the train tracks they came to a sudden stop. "Here " said Omar as he point in the direction of the truck yard. "Over there" he said,pointing and running up to the familiar Ice cream truck, other children followed. Omar took spray paint out of bag that they had brought with them. He starts spraying the truck with red and blue graffiti. David and girls pick up the aerosol cans and did the same.

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"Did you hear. Mr.woodrow left" said Taylor

"We don't need him and definitely not his stupid ice cream", said Omar kicking the ground. "Yeah" said, the other children in unison. Let's make a video about him,said Omar.

The next day the children put there plan to work. "Are getting me", said Omar referring to the old video recording Taylor was holding up". Taylor gestured with a thumbs up. "It's me Omar on the cam" "coming to you live in 3D" "reping all the way from C-town". "Cut the intro and get to the point, said Taylor shaking her blonde pig-tails." I am here to talk about these Ice cream sandwiches", he said holding one of la gace mint green ice sandwiches in his hand. "They garbage, straight trash", continued see Omar.