BLOG #9 
Always Running
In chapter 9 of Always Running, Luis has a turning point in his life. He makes life choices that turns his life from living in the streets to making his path straight again. Luis first step is deciding to go back to High School to get his Diploma, which leads to getting a contract with Quinto Sol and attends Cal State LA. Throughout the chapter, Luis states " I danced for all  the little people who ever tried to make it and were crushed." this moment was probably the proudest moment that Luis ever had. He had finally made it his life was changing and he wanted to become someone better. Luis focused more on his career than on his gang life. For once in his life he was where he wanted to be and he didn't want anyone to get in the way of his success and achievements. But he soon realizes that his success only last a while. Luis life turns around when he gets a girl pregnant, she disappears and Luis ends up in jail again for "assaulting a police officer" when he was only trying to help a woman who was being brutalized by the police. After not being able to make bail, Luis and the woman, Licha, made a pact to visit each other once they were released. Luis's only chance was to plead guilty, when out tensions have built between the two and Licha tells Luis it won't work because he's too young for her.