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And before he even got out, he started to see that she had issues.

I wonder how he found out.

Could it have been the fact she was writing inmates?

Regina had been living at home with her mother, but at some point in their friendship, her mother also died, leaving her without a home.

Her life took a downward turn into alcoholism.

This was the last thing Tom needed, and besides, he had already started seeing someone else.

These inmates can really pull some puss, if you know what I mean.

When Tom was released, Regina was living with a partner, an older man named John Mann.

This was a quid pro quo situation, if you know what that means.

A friends with benefits sort of relationship, where she would help take care of him and his house in exchange for a place to stay.

She was a house whore, basically.

Regina and John had generously offered to let Tom stay there too, until he got on his feet.

But Tom could already see the writing on the wall and knew this would be the worst environment possible for him.

It was true that he accepted Regina and John's offer to pick him up from prison upon his release, but he told them he planned to find his own lodging.

The last he'd heard of Regina, she was about to celebrate her 50th birthday.

Now, it's one thing to get a little carried away for your 50th birthday, but when was the last time your neighbors called 911 on you because you were passed out in your yard?

And I hope you weren't in your 50s.

Regina may have had a good heart, but she was a wild card.

Though he did stay at Regina and John's a couple of times since he got out, he mostly bounced around hotels with his current girlfriend.

He was right to steer clear of Regina as much as possible.