Being Poor By Thievery

Being poor is the recipe for a hard life.Being poor as a 5 foot 9,145 lb,15 year old kid with giraffe legs and arms thinner than wire hanger is even harder.This was the case for Marvin.Marvin lived with his mom,dad,2 brothers and grandpa in a tiny apartment that was more like a dungeon than a living space.The apartment was dusty,dirty and cramped at all hours.The neighborhood he lived in was notoriously dangerous.Marvin hated his life and what he had to do to survive.He was a thief.He would steal stuff,sell it and buy stuff to help his family.Now Marvin was an outstanding thief so he was never caught.Marvin also had to juggle being a thief with going to school.His dad always told Marvin that if he did good in school he wouldn’t have to live
that Marvin’s exceptional thievery would help them get out of their horrible situation.One day,February 8th to be exact,Marvin was walking home from school ready to begin his extracurricular activity of thievery.When he walked by the park, the other kids there would make fun of his hair color(red) and his skin color(white).This was routine.What wasn’t was when a group of kids began to throw rocks at him.”Get him,” one shouted.Marvin like ran like any sane person would do.Marvin raced down the sidewalk clearing 4 blocks in under a minute.The kids pursued,continuing to throw rocks at him.Marvin turned into an alley only to find a dead end.”pst.”Marvin turned and saw an old man with white hair and a goatee holding a door open for him.”In here”, the man said.Marvin ran past the man into the building.The man closed the door and locked the rusty deadbolt in place.Marvin heard the kids outside.”Where is he”, one said.”He’s probably in the next alley over you morons”,
said.”No problem son”,The man replied.”What’s your name son”, the man asked.”It’s Marvin sir.””The name”s Cal son”, the man replied.”Marvin, I think I have a task that will put your skills to the test”, Cal said quickly.”Marvin answered, “What skills sir?” Call again answered quickly, “I know you’re a thief
Marvin.I see you taking wallets out of people’s pockets and taking phones and laptops from unattended backpacks.I know why you do it and I figure we can help each other by stealing the most sought after treasure ever.””What is it and how much is it worth”, Marvin said.Cal replied,”The treasure

is a sum of money hidden somewhere near London.Legend has it old, rich Marcus Lanson hid his fortune away somewhere as he had no relatives to inherit it.He left a note stating that to find the treasure you would have to solve his riddle to find his treasure.””Why didn’t he just give it to someone?”, Marvin asked.”Legend again has it that Lanson wanted someone worthy to inherit his fortune”,Cal said.”Ok but, where do I come in”,Marvin replied.”Marvin, you are an exceptional thief and
I can solve riddles so we can help each other find the treasure and split it 50/50”, Cal said.”Marvin are you in or out?”Marvin thought long and hard,if you consider 5 minutes long, when he