Johnny Cade: A Short Story Of A Child

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OKLAHOMA- 2 weeks ago on January 7th, a young 16 year old boy named Johnny Cade got assaulted by a group of 4 boys from the west side of town. Johnny was walking to a football field to practice some kicks and a blue mustang pulled up beside him. They came out of the car and started to assault him.
His group of friends found him on the side of road. Johnny’s face was cut up and bruised and even swollen. He was beaten so harshly that he had a wide gash from his temple to his cheekbone. The only thing you could see was the blood splattered all over his body.
“ One of them had a lot rings on his hands and that is what caused all the cuts and bruises,” said Johnny Cade. “ I was just going to play football and I can’t even go outside without getting

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