2016/09/04 - Horace, Alex, & Lucille continued

The Dead End Kids

Alex and his mom were tighter than most sons were with their mothers. Not that Alex was a momma's boy, in fact he was more the opposite. 

As a boy, Alex and his friends modeled themselves after characters in Dead End Kids movies. He was always in trouble in school, later with the cops, and as a young adult, in and out of the courts for misdemeanors and DUIs.  

Alex's dad had given up hope on Alex long ago, but Lucille stuck by him through "thick and thin". She even flew halfway across the country to visit Alex in rehab during the "family weekend". She was a real hit with the other patients, all calling her "mom".

Throughout all the years Lucille was Alex's steady confidant and this would eventually prove to haunt him. 

The story that was unfolding was to good to make up, and the person he wanted to share it with the most, was slowly becoming unavailable.  

He often thought of documenting the events in his blog but unfortunately never found the time.
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To be continued.