"Mycar！It’sstolen！Isthathowyoutakecareofyourcustomers?Where’sthecarkey?"TheownerlookedatDimitriandasked，

        "Where’sthecarkey?"Dimitriwasappalledandsaid,

        "Ididn’tknowIhadtotakeitout."Whenthepolicearrivedandeveryonehadbeenquestioned，Mrs．KaffeepointedanaccusingfingeratDimitriandsaid，

        "Officer，Isuspectthatmanisanaccompliceofthethieves．Heleftthekeysinthecarintentionally．”

        "Youhavenoproofofthatma’am．Butwe’lltakehiminforquestioning."

        TheofficerthenturnedtoDimitriandsaid，"Wearenotarrestingyoubutweneedtohaveyoucomedowntothestationandmakeastatement.Pleasegetintothesquadcar."

        Dimitrigotintothecar．Helookedatthebarredwindowsusedfordetainingcriminalsorsuspectsandshrugged．Hesatdownandpromptlyfellasleeptofollowthetrailofthecarthieveswithhisdream．Meanwhile，theofficerswerestilltryingtoplacateMrs．KaffeeandwritingtheirreportwhentheyheardDimitriknockingatthewindowofthesquadcardoor．

        "Whatisit?"oneofthemasked.

        "Thecarwasstolenbyawhitemanandtwoblacks．ThewhitemanisdrivingandnowtheyarecrossingtheBayBridge．Ifyouputoutabulletin，youcancatchthemontheothersideofthebridge.”

        "Howdoyouknow?Whydidn’tyousaysoearlier?"Dimitriwashesitant．Hecouldn’tsayhejustdreamedit;sohesaid，

        "Ijustnowrealizedtheyweredrivinginthedirectionofthebridgefreewayentrance.”ThecartheftreallyhadnothingtodowithDimitri．Whenallformalitieshadbeengonethrough，thepolicetookhimbacktothegasstationwherehewasfiredthenandthere．

        Dimitriapologizedprofuselytotheownerforthetroublehehadcausedandleftthegasstation．Beingfiredonhisfirstdayofworkdepressedhim．"Thissocietyisastrangemonster．Itrymybesttoconformtoitandjoinitsranks，buthoweverhardItry，Iamalwayspushedout．MaybeI’mjustamisfit.”HemusedthatMrs.Kaffeeseemedvaguelyfamiliarthoughhecouldn’tforthelifeofhimrecallwherehehadseenherbefore．Theremusthavebeensomereasonforhertopickonhimlikeshedid．Hewanderedaroundaimlesslylikeheusedto，andhisfootstepstookhiminvoluntarilyonhisusualpathtowardsLakeMerritt．Hesawyoungpeoplesittingonthebenchesenjoyinghamburgersandsoftdrinks，talkingandlaughinganimatedly．Therewerealsomanyfashionableandwell-dressedpeopleinbusinesssuitsstrollingaround，obviouslyontheirlunchbreak．"Oh，it’salreadynoontime！"thoughtDimitri．Whenhesawthesepeople，hefeltasenseofinferioritycomingoverhim，envyingthemtheirenergyandpurposeinlife．Butthenhethought，"Whycan’tIenjoylifethewayIwantto?Whyshouldeveryonebealike?"Heshruggedandfeltbetter．

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