Alan strolled silently down the dark street. It was a Friday night, and he was walking home from a friends' party. Alan was a junior in high school. He had been pressured by his friends to start drinking and using drugs during his freshman year. Since then, he had become very separated from his parents, even to the point where he got emancipated. His job kept him alive and housed, but just barely. His parents sent him a small amount of money every month, and called him once a week, but he had stopped answering their calls. They were worried he would get into trouble and they wouldn't find out.
As he walked down the street, a loud popping n