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In California, if you are found guilty of felony vandalism, you can get 25 to life. Pen.Code, §§ 594, subd. (a)

But if you are a minor, and you did not actually cause over $9000 damage, and the family publicly forgave you, then the judge would not put you away forever.

Lucky for Bryan, and not at all for the family that owned the once-lovingly-adorned home, that all of they shit was old and almost worthless.

Byran would be doing months, not years.

Sad thing is, even if you do have home insurance, they will only replace the damaged articles with "equivalents," which here means something that is the same value.

In other words, you most often are better off fixing that old television and keeping it working than buying a new one on a plan. Just like a vehicle, once you pay it off, you are in the gravy as long as it runs. Unless you lease. In that case, God Help Ya.

As for me, I got community service for smacking down the exchanged dad of Lorelei. I hadn't done anything to him after he went down, which is vicious and evil to do to someone after you have knocked them down.

If dude is down, walk away. Don't fucking kick anyone in the head and shit like that.

Don't be a fuckhead.

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Bryan had to go back in. He wasn't happy about it of course, but oddly enough, he did not reveal any worries. Hardened already? Or was it simply self-preservation?

"Dude. You gonna be all right in there?"

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Now let's get fucked up."


We were going to give him a go to jail party. Sean had met this kid called Tellesco, and his folks were rich. They'd left on a cruise for the week, and Tellesco offered up his home.

Sean had some sort of hold on this new kid, who was kind of slow, but big boned, so no body messed with him.


Tellesco and Sean would become football players in the next year, and they would take chemicals that made them grow huge when they lifted weights. They would become skull crushers, on the field and off.

But for this night, it was interesting to watch the interplay between these two new friends. One was the master, and one was the gimp. Right from the get go.


Eventually, Sean would go to jail for the final time, and Tellesco, well, he ended up stripping for pesos in a small Tijuana bar under the name of "Gigantessa."


I kid you. He did not end up well, but that is a tale for another day.


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The interplay between Sean and Big Bryan was always interesting to me. They would always make fun of each other, and this could get downright mean. They would act like they even despised each other, but the moment one of them needed anything at all, the other would be there for him. In a fight, these two would have their backs to each other.

That is how brothers act, I figure.

Katheena did not come to this party.

"So, you coming to Big Bryan's send off?"

"No. It's not my scene."

"That's kinda messed up Katheena."

"I'll send some platters from the restaurant. I just don't like that kind of scene."


Yeah, about that. What the hell was this "scene" thing? Like from a play, or a movie script, it seemed like everyone back then spoke as if they were in Hollywood or something.

"...Aaaaaannnnnnddd, cut!"


"Take 2."

"Action!"

"Can I get a retake?"

"I'm gonna make you a star, baby."


---that kind of crap.

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Sean and Tellesco invited folks from Bullard High.

Folks were coming from C.L. Maclane High.

Byran invited folks from Roosevelt High.


You can guess what happened next, can't you?

Indeed. Word got out to the other high schools in the area.


You can guess what happened at the party.

Yup.


Gangs showed up.


You are cordially invited to the party next week.


God Help You.

God Help Us All.


---willies out.