The Alchemy of Crime: A Tale of Two Brothers, Drugs, and Redemption

lluminated by the flickering light of a solitary fluorescent bulb. The silence was oppressive, brok

his eyes staring blankly into space. Kojo

Kofi whispered, his v

he replied. "But I guess it was inevitable. We were ch

ht we were in control, but we were

on their downfall. They had come so far, but they had

he lock broke the silence. The cell door

guard said in a gruff vo

p, surprised. They had

or to a small visitation room. Inside, they found thei

d, his voice cho

sons tightly. She wept uncontrollably,

aid. "I should have d

"It's not your fault, Mama," Kojo

how much she loved them and missed them. She also told them about the ch

jo's mother stood up to leave. She hugged her son

ss. They knew that they had disappointed her, and they vowe

ds were racing with thoughts of their future. They knew that they had to fin

lan. They would start by digging a tunnel under the prison wall.

Kofi and Kojo would take turns digging. They worked

f their escape, Kofi and Kojo waited until the guards were asleep. Then

scraping against the rough earth. The tunnel was narrow

ght. They didn't know where they were going, but they knew that they c

ountry. They knew that it would be risk

the border. They bribed a guard to let t

les were far from over. They were now fugitives, and t

hey vowed to leave their criminal past behind t