During Steve Ball's story there were many that everyone could relate to in some way. The story about how he created a relationship with a teenage boy Carlos while in prison made me realize that I could relate to this particular event. After being thrown into prison from the El Salvador soldiers for basically talking back, he was thrown in a jail cell with a teenage boy who got arrested from protecting his village against the soldiers. Ultimately, upon Steve's release from jail he witnesses a brutal and unjust murder of this boy right in front of his face. Carlos was someone that he created a bond with, and to see a friend be killed right in front of his eyes was something that must have been unbearable.
