"Jimmy Deluca had kinda cried, back at the prison.
It had surprised me.
It had surprised me.
And now he was crying for real. Sobbing. And this
time, it didn't surprise me. It just broke my heart.
Because here's the deal. I'd seen plenty of folks cry,
back at Sunny Days. I mean, I've been to forty-nine
funerals. I've been with people who just buried
their wife, or husband, or mom, of dad."
time, it didn't surprise me. It just broke my heart.
Because here's the deal. I'd seen plenty of folks cry,
back at Sunny Days. I mean, I've been to forty-nine
funerals. I've been with people who just buried
their wife, or husband, or mom, of dad."
Oscar Aberdeen's life has never been a normal. Following the loss of his parents at 3, he has been living with his Pops in the Sunny Hills Retirement Community where he is quite the celebrity. He spends his days listening to Sinatra, playing cards with the residents, and attending funerals. He has even delivered the eulogy for some of his friends there.
When the owner of Sunny Hills dies and leaves the home to his son, things change big-time. The new owner and his daughter Natasha move in; he immediately starts making the changes needed to have it become a successful business. That means higher rents that will force some residents out, including Pops and Oscar. They cannot possibly afford to stay. So when Jimmy Deluca, old mob boss and unpopular resident, makes an offer Oscar can't refuse, what's a twelve-year-old to do.
Jimmy wants Oscar to break him out of the home. If he does, Jimmy will provide all money needed to keep Pops and Oscar in the retirement home for the future. It is a hard sell. Oscar is not a rule breaker and is not at all supportive of the idea. However, the end result of doing so is all Oscar can think about. The plan is made, with Natasha added into the mix along with Jimmy Deluca's beloved cat.
Getting him to his car is a challenge as Jimmy needs full time oxygen, is an old man who has difficulty walking and breathing. That is just the start of the misadventures that lead to the three going on the lam to fulfill a bucket list that has long been Jimmy's goal. The rest of the story is filled with a raucous twist of fate that will change their lives in ways unimaginable. Filled with madcap humor, remarkable characters, constant chaos, and poignancy, this story holds attention from beginning to end and will live long in the memories of those who read it.
"Right and wrong can get confusing sometimes … So just do the good thing."
It begs the question: how far would you go to 'do the right thing'?
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