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Luis Manuel Monreal Hernandez: A Short Story

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This. This is a story about me, Luis Manuel Monreal Hernandez. And to know me better you'll have to know about my past. It all started December 20th, 2001. I was born on that day. And I mean I really don't know anything beyond that point and gladly I don't want to. But so far what I do remember is a party, a baby's shower for my new sister to come. I mean it was a Mexican so there was a lot of noise and things got bad real fast. I know Jairo was there and we were playing soccer on the road just like any other kid would but as soon as we heard the police sirens we ran inside I tripped and fell and scraped my knee and while I was laying down on the floor in pain Jairo thought it would be funny just to laugh at the top of his lungs. My dad heard me sobbing and went outside but the police stopped him and I just looked at this one cop like "really, I'm over here crying and you decide to stop him from helping me!?" He just stared me down I felt the tears running down my face. I heard the police say something about there …show more content…

I love Taco Bell and chipotle honestly, I think the first time I've ever had chipotle was with Jairo. I mean at this point me and Jairo do almost about everything together. We went paint balling, to the movies, out to eat. Well there many more things to know about me. For example, I really love the color black, I mean it’s all I ever wear like only dark colors. Another thing you should know about me is just about how much my friends mean to me. As soon as you and I just start talking and hanging out, I consider us friends. Well, I mean there really isn't anything else interesting in my life that happened except when me and Jairo went paint balling and just bare with me here. this was the first time I and Jairo went paintballing. and i didn't know that you had a team so when the bell rang, I immediately looked for Jairo and just started to shoot him, it was my first time so I

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