of Alex, regarding him as the grandson she’d never been fortunate enough to have.
And Alex had developed equally strong feelings of attachment toward her.
Yet their relationship involved another story I’d never suspected.
**Why Alex Needed Dorothy Too**
Dorothy had observed that Alex stored most of his personal possessions in an aging vehicle.
Eventually, she discovered the reason.
His mother had died when he was still a teenager.
Since then, he hadn’t enjoyed the security of a stable home.
He survived by taking delivery jobs and moving between temporary living arrangements.
Every day was another effort to get by.
Where I had feared a young stranger might be exploiting an elderly widow, Dorothy recognized a lonely young man desperate for stability.
She decided to offer him one of her three unused bedrooms.
In exchange, Alex assisted with everyday chores and repairs she could no longer handle comfortably.
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