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There were times when the deli was really prospering, as Beata and I were outgoing and had good rapport with the customers. Our products were from select distributors known to be of high quality, even though we had to drive 250 miles each week for the items. We tried desperately to get rid of the vultures picking away at the business. My mother’s drinking buddies brought her alcohol and then took three times the value in products, free of charge. They were supposed to be friends, and this angered me. We had to deal with many kinds of people. Being 240 pounds helped to get the message across to various people to stay away.

I also started my college education with the Human Services Foundation to learn the art of dealing with people in service fields. I excelled in psychology but did not much care for school. With a distraction like Beata working alongside me, I skipped more than a few classes. After months of working together, we finally started dating.

That period of time was life-changing for me, as I had more fun than I could remember and my confidence began to soar again. We frequently traveled to Toronto and Niagara Falls just to get out of the city. To me, that was more than I needed, to see and experience the world with the prettiest girl in the world. It’s funny that most good things in my life have happened when I wasn’t searching for them—case in point with Beata. She really is my angel from heaven.