Back home everyone was in a good mood except me. I was the only one that worked and the three of them fed off me. Kathy would always sleep hugging Frank with her back to me. She said, "If you want to, you can kiss my back and my ass."
I had taken to spending time in a neighborhood bar because I was reluctant to go home. I got to know several of the regulars but two became quite important. The first was Chuck. He sold drugs to people in the bar and other places. The other was Larry. He was a likable guy but he had aids and it was just a matter of time before he died from it.
Chuck sold speed, crack and marijuana and managed to stay just one step ahead of the law. When he said you got two years in the pen even for a first offense it gave me an idea. I bought several crystals of crack and four marijuana plants from him. Since I had keys to Frank's car I put the plants in the trunk and the crack in his glove compartment. Then I called the police and told them someone was selling drugs to kids on the street from his car and gave them the license plate number. When they tried to find out who I was I hung up.
Two days later my mother, in hysterics told me that Frank had been arrested for selling drugs. She went to visit him everyday until the trial. Just like Chuck said he got 2 years in the state penitentiary.
At the trial when the sentence was given, I passed bye Frank as he was being led away and I said, "That was the best $280 I ever spent. I could see him try and lunge toward me but he was restrained by the court guards.
When my mother heard the sentence she went into shock and she had a stroke. Unable to look after herself, I had her put in a convalescence/old age home. I put her in the cheapest one I could find. I remember the administrator saying, "This is no Holiday Inn. We give them cheap basic food. They get all the porridge and tea they want but seldom meat and no dessert or coffee. I don't know if you heard the rumor that the staff pisses in the tea but I don't think they do that. We have four in a room and the rooms are small so all we have space for is the four single beds and one chair. There is a bathroom in the hallway for every three rooms. If you want private accommodations go somewhere else. There is no TV or air conditioning but they can open the window on hot days. Are you sure you want to leave your mother here?"
"Yes, it sounds perfect."
