Have you ever wanted to go on a date with a girl and accidentally did something to mess it up. Well in the story "The Broken Chain" by Gary Soto a boy named Alfonso, doesn't like the way he looks so he tries to push them back in place where he thinks they belong. Then he met a girl named Sandra and he talks to her for a while and pretty soon asks her to …showed first 75 words of 517 total…

…showed last 75 words of 517 total…splashed bike but it was better than nothing so he came out and said I broke my bike want to ride with me so she said it would be great and his date went along great. What would you have done if something that special happened to you? I think Alfonso was relieved that he had a bike to ride and still got to have his date. That is the story of "The Broken Chain".