The Break of Don
Three months later Katy’s maternity leave ran out. A couple times
a week she brought baby Kara to work. Our clients found any excuse to wander
over from the dorms or the group room to see the baby.
A burly man, many of his tattoos inked in prison, stopped to
borrow a pen. His nickname - ‘Breaker’ –
doubled as his former job description.
“Cute kid,” Don said in a gruff voice. He bent down to take
a closer look.
Baby Kara grabbed his long beard. A smile lit up Don’s face,
but a tear rolled down his cheek.
“I owe you better,” he said to the child. “Gonna be your
world, and I should be leavin’ it in better shape.”
I was stunned. After he walked away, I said to Katy, “Did
you see that? We’ve gotten nowhere with him in group. No desire to do anything
but put in his time and make his PO happy.”
Katy smiled. “I thought he was a lost cause. A tug on his
beard and he’s ready to change the world.”
“You never know what’s going to get through to people.”
“Nobody is truly hopeless,” Katy said, picking up Baby Kara
and kissing her. “Miracles happen.” She kissed her again.
Today I know nobody is truly hopeless.
Fawlty Showers 2
is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you
might know is purely coincidental.
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