Chris Delgado

A Total Turn Around

In New York lived a young man named Derek. Derek was raised in the lower East Side, a troubled kid in a troubled part of town. Growing up isolated, insecure, bad grades, constantly fighting with his mom, and no true direction in life. He was kicked out at age 19 when his mother was fed up with his disrespect. He can still remember walking out hearing her compare him to his father, who left them on Thanksgiving when he was ten. With no close friends or family, the only person who took him in was his coworker Tyler. Upon arrival, Tyler simply said “get your own groceries, rent is due on the first, your room is upstairs.” and that was the only conversation they had for a week.