Santa Monica John has been living in Santa Monica all his life. His mom and dad moved there years before he was born to start a small business on the famous Santa Monica Pier. John had not planned on still being in Santa Monica when he turned thirty-five. But, nonetheless, he was still there. After he finished high school, he still had no idea what he wanted to do with his life. He knew he did not want to still be in Santa Monica, but sometimes life will feed you other challenges, or opportunities, that will keep you in a place you did not intend to be.
After John’s father died, he took over the store. Renting bicycles to visitors from all over the world turned out to be more fun than he had originally thought. It was easy work and good money. Besides, his mother now needed
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