Bye." Alex threw t

urn off his truck. Fo

ed to tell her about t

was because he knew

she knew he"d found

held back from tellin

then, w

o the fridge and ope

onderful things a bac

a, a stick of butter,

heddar cheese. Alex

rapper in the overflo

he living room, wher

g TV. The TV soon dr

one, Alex soon let

ooked down at his mo

isten to

her"s old face, he fel

have no more contro

s mother. Leaning do

er"s

espectful mistreatmen

"Alex, it was all

put that k

ld have shaken the wa

tchen stake knife. He

rd into his h

This sweet calm voic

that voice. Turning,

crooned. Standing be

was the girl he had r

freed from their bra

iful chocolate brow

ke. Turning, the girl"

wnward and his mother

ere staring

rowled viciously a

couch, hitting the f

the-" he muttered

around his dusty liv

?" he called out so

finally recognizing h

g room and sat down w

el

lex ran upstairs and b

on the bed, "Hella!

, I"ll get you some m

oom door when he he

el

ard her. "Please don

ing to get you some

irl gasped,

r bed and kneeled be

tears from her cheek

e abou