阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
(2013·乌鲁木齐三诊,A)
When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I've lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shootups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who were barred in prison. I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark wouldn't let that happen.