Whatever Happened to Alec

By Howard Wallman

No one is paying proper attention. Alec is in trouble.The boy's neglectful parents dismiss him as a difficult burden instead of a troubled teen - putting him at risk of becoming a real danger to himself or others.By uttering one sweeping "whatever," these parents and most of the people around Alec dismiss vital information if it interferes with their own convoluted thinking.They justify their misguided behavior with warped ideas, while ignoring the consequences for themselves, their relationships...and especially this thirteen-year-old boy and his best friend, Katy who is being mean-girl-bullied and hooking up with a mysterious stranger online. From garden-variety-neurotic to bat-shit-crazy- the lives of these self-centered people thrillingly intertwine while young Alec drifts alone and lost on the sideline. His clueless mother is usually off getting drunk, laid, or having some sort of beauty treatment. And now she claims she's been raped. His lawyer father is knee-deep in white-collar crime, while inappropriately preoccupied with his sexy junior law partner. Shockingly, the only person who pays attention to Alec is his perverted art teacher!Katy's mother is distracted by her own good deeds and responsibilities. And the ex-girlfriend of the pedophile is an adorable hoarder who gets pulled into the middle of this gripping romp.The non-stop use of so-called smart devices mixes things up for everyone even more as these characters echo the disjointed times of November 2016 America with their apathy, prejudices, violence, infidelities, crimes, loneliness and stress. We all see the world through the haze of our own history. Yet there's a thin line between comedy and tragedy when you get inside the minds of these people and understand their backgrounds.Will Alec be able to take advantage of the safe stops along the way? Or will he not be able to rise above his circumstances?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1983966533
• ISBN13: 9781983966538
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"