"Ididn’tknowIhadtotakeitout."Whenthepolicearrivedandeveryonehadbeeioned,Mrs.KaffeepointedanacgfiDimitriandsaid,
"Officer,Isuspectthatmanisanapliceofthethieves.Heleftthekeysinthetentionally.”
"Youhavenoproofofthatma’am.Butwe’lltakehiminforquestioning."
TheofficerthenturoDimitriandsaid,"Wearenotarrestingyoubutweohaveyouedowntothestationandmakeastatement.Pleasegetintothesquadcar."
Dimitrigotintothecar.Helookedatthebarredwindowsusedfordetainingcriminalsorsuspedshrugged.Hesatdoromptlyfelsleeptofollowthetrailofthecarthieveswithhisdream.Meanwhile,theofficerswerestilltryingtopcateMrs.KaffeeandwritingtheirreportwhentheyheardDimitriknogatthewindowofthesquadcardoor.
"Whatisit?"ohemasked.
"Thecarwasstolenbyawhitemanandtwobcks.ThewhitemanisdrivingandnowtheyarecrossingtheBayBridge.Ifyouputoutabulletin,youcatchthemohersideofthebridge.”
"Howdoyouknow?Whydidn’tyousaysoearlier?"Dimitriwashesitant.Hecouldn’tsayhejustdreamedit;sohesaid,
"IjustnowrealizedtheyweredrivinginthedireofthebridgefreewayentrahecartheftreallyhadnothingtodowithDimitri.Whenallformalitieshadbeehrough,thepolibacktothegasstationwherehewasfiredthenandthere.
Dimitriapologizedprofuselytotheownerforthetroublehehadcausedahegasstation.Beingfiredonhisfirstdayofworkdepressedhim."Thissocietyisastrangemorymybesttotoitandjoinitsranks,buthoweverhardItry,Iamalushedout.MaybeI’mjustamisfit.”HemusedthatMrs.Kaffeeseemedvaguelyfamiliarthoughhecouldn’tforthelifeofhimrecallwherehehadseenherbefore.Theremusthavebeensomereasonforhertopilikeshedid.Hewanderedaroundaimlesslylikeheusedto,andhisfootstepstookhiminvoluntarilyonhisusualpathtowardsLakeMerritt.Hesawyoungpeoplesittingonthebenchesenjoyinghamburgersandsoftdrinks,talkingandughinganimatedly.Therewerealsomanyfashionableandwell-dressedpeopleinbusinesssuitsstrollingaround,obviouslyontheirlunchbreak."Oh,it’salreadynoohoughtDimitri.Whehesepeople,hefeltasenseofinferiorityingoverhim,envyiheirenergyandpurposeithehought,"Why’tIenjoylifethewayIwantto?Whyshouldeveryonebealike?"Heshruggedabetter.
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