In the quiet cul-de-sac, life used to be peaceful. Families tended lawns, children rode bicycles, and the loudest sound was the distant bark of a dog. That peace was shattered in the summer, when a pack of teenagers, newly graduated from middle school, wild and restless, decided to make the place their play arena.
When homeowners chased away the boys or shouted, the kids only came back later, when no one was about. Folks complained to the principal of the school where they studied. But nothing stuck. The boys grinned and were up to the same antics iin no time.