Max and Aline

"Those kids, they're not schoolboys, they're dealing drugs," Aline said spitting on the hot pavement. "Those backpacks are filled with special delivery items," she said winking at him.
"I left The Bronx because the drugs were so bad there were two cops on every corner," Max said. I wanted to come to a place where I could raise my family. Now the drugs are here too," he said.
"It's everywhere, Aline said and it's not so bad here. We're lucky there's no shooting, just using and dealing."
"I read about the big busts in the paper, and it scares me." Max said.
"It's a scary world but not as scary as what drives the sale of newspapers," Aline said, laughing.
"You have a point."