Gone Too Long
Gone Too LongDickie Hicks had been gone too long from Granite Street in Marquette to call it home anymore although he still lived there. He shared the ranch style house with his wife of 14 years and their 14 year old son, Jimmy. The boy was why Dickie stayed. He felt it was his duty to remain in the family unit. He didn’t actually take part in Jimmy’s life. He never attended church services, and he went to the school’s Christmas program only because Sheryl dragged him.
After years of drinking and cheating on his other wives, he’d found Sheryl and she’d given him a son to settle him down. Dickie was determined to stick this marriage out. He felt he owed her that much, but no more, even though she was the one who paid the bills. If truth be told, he didn’t think he really ow
