Analysis: Why Wes Came Back To Dundee Village

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Wes came back to Dundee Village six months in the after being locked up for the incident in which he shot Ray. Ray suffered minor injuries, so, Wes was just accused of attempted murder and was also charged as a minor, in light of the fact that the judge trusted he would not be a potential risk to the community. Despite the fact that Wes returned back to class immediately, he knew he wouldn't keep going long. Since he hadn't completed high school and had a criminal record he thought that it was exceptionally hard to land a position to bolster his new infant. He lived with his Aunt Nicey and made himself rare to stay away from her strict conditions. While he was out of the house, he was running his drug operations, which had a particular plan

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