By his own admission, Todd was an angry young man, prone to losing his temper. But when two youths jumped out of a car and taunted him, he remained unfazed. There wasn't the usual surge of adrenalin or compulsion to come out on top. Instead he fixed a stern gaze upon the larger of the aggressors and in a low voice calmly assured them that he wanted no trouble.
Eager to teach Todd a lesson, one of them lunged forward. In a flash Todd had the larger lad in a headlock. Seeing this, his mate backed off.
Todd knew he could have flattened them both, but he isn't that person anymore.
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