Wait 'Til You Hear What Happened

By Arnetta Batemon

This is a story about a young man who keeps a terrible secret from those who love him. Although, he seems to have open and honest relationships with his guardians, he is still driven to keep a horrible secret from those who love and support him. In his early days, he would have trusted his family completely. But over time, the young man showed troubling behavior, even though he enjoyed advantages in life. Maybe the signs were ignored, as he spiraled downward in his behavior. What influcened him to change his behavior? Why didn’t anybody seem to think that, one day, a bad thing would happen? Then, there was a horrible incident that seemed to bring it all to the surface.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Aug 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663224392

Arnetta Batemon

I come from a large family with five living generations. I spend time with our children helping them to develop reading skills at an early age. Because I enjoy working with children as they grow and develop, I decided to share some of their experiences with young people.

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ISBN: 978-1-6632-2438-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6632-2439-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021916448

iUniverse rev. date: 08/13/2021

CONTENTS

Prologue

Chapter 1 The Boy

Chapter 2 The Man

Chapter 3 The Shoes

Chapter 4 The Woman

Chapter 5 The Aunt

Chapter 6 The School

Chapter 7 The Friend

Chapter 8 The Community

Chapter 9 The Incident

Chapter 10 When Everyone Found Out What Happened

For my friends and family who encouraged

me to find a writer within.

This story is based on true events.

PROLOGUE

In the 20th century, our country obsessed over designer sneakers and sports apparel. The apparel symbolized success and we became more obsessed with our style than our character. We know this because in 1990, we were willing to pay over $100 for a pair of sneakers. Some sneakers cost as much as $170. In 1986, an average pair of sneakers cost only $20.

As a result, there was an outbreak of crime among kids who were trying to look fresh but could not afford the gear.

According to Elijah Anderson, who works at a college studying how different people behave, only kids in the city were having problems about symbolizing their success by wearing sports gear.

And it wasn’t just