City of Darkness

 https://www.amazon.com/City-Darkness-Al-Lamanda-ebook/dp/B08S41YTP5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=city+of+darkness&qid=1610466418&s=digital-text&sr=1-1     Chapter One     Eli Andrew Rico always did his ironing in front of the kitchen window. It faced the park across the street from his Bronx apartment and he liked to watch the kids playing baseball while he ironed. Today was Sunday and his day off. He was ironing five white shirts for the coming week. White wasn’t a requirement, but it made life a bit simpler if all his shirts for work were the same color. His apartment was small, but comfortable and the view of the park from the fourth floor was excellent. Today the kids were playing a game of pickup baseball where teams were chosen at random. School was out for the summer and the kids made the most of it. Baseball, touch football, tag sometimes so the girls could play and when a fire hydrant was opened by the fire department it a...