Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, And Coming Of Age In The Bro - Plot & Excerpts
The financial advantage of a minimum-wage job for a family of five was imperceptible, but the disadvantages were quickly becoming clear: Coco was the spirit and the anchor of her household, and her unpredictable absence—given the irregularity of Price Chopper’s hours—made it difficult for the family to settle into any routine. What was good for Coco—getting out of the house—wasn’t always great for her children, and Frankie made a lackluster substitute. He’d had to quit his job at the fruit-packing plant not long after Hector moved on to a slightly better-paying job as a security guard at a nursing home. At first, another coworker gave Frankie lifts to work, but the man then started on the day shift, and the buses didn’t run late in the evenings, so Frankie was back on the street. Coco had pretty much resigned herself to Frankie’s “doing what he do out there,” but Frankie seemed increasingly demoralized. Coco worried that he might hurt himself—one of his brothers had committed suicide—but other problems vied for her attention, such as Mercedes’s ongoing trouble at school.
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