The Prince of Tide

             Standing six feet one with blue eyes and gray hair with big cheeks like Santa Clause. known as "Danny" or "Bubba" to his family, is a man of many faces. Just alike to the movie "The Prince of Tide," he was having troubles with his wife. Received a phone call from his immediate family and had to go work matters out, while leaving his wife and daughter behind. On the way to help his family he meet others along the way that also needed his assistance. Torn in three ways he doesn't know which way to go. At the end his wife and daughter accept him back into their lives. Maybe one day he will receive that same happy ending, but only time will tell.
             His father had cancer and was starting to fade away when he was fourteen. In an effort to help his family, he got a job. He had six brothers and sisters along with seven half brothers and sisters known as the "Buckles." He worked at a restaurant inside the hotel "Atlanta Cabana," in Georgia. He went from dishwasher to handyman to assistant chef in one month.
             For his fathers last birthday he wanted to make it one he would always remember. He made a beautiful, huge cake at the restaurant he was employed at. When he went to pick it up he soon found out that the hotel had a wedding and used his cake. They thought it was the right one since it was so extravagant. Besides him cooking all the food for the birthday party, he had to bake another cake and bake it up soon. He called every single family member he had and told them they had to come and no excuses. About 200 hundred people ended up showing up and were completely astonished at what Danny had produced at such a young age. His father said to his daughter that they cold not afford all of this. In which she explained to him that Bubba had did it all for him. Tears started to fall from his eyes. Three months later death was brought upon him.
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