Leon Holden

## General Information

Leon Holden is a citizen of Los Santos hoping to becoming a Correctional Officer for Bolingbroke Penitentiary.

## Backstory

Leon Holden, born October 22, 1997, grew up in Easton, Texas. It was a nice small community at first, but due to the actions of someone crime soon sprang up in the town and it was a blackhole that was not easily avoidable. Leon's father, Jonathan, learned this oh too well.

Leon's childhood was full of pain, his father Jonathan turned to the life of crime when he was just born due to the expenses and debt his newborn son was not costing him. It would be over the years that Leon would see the dangers and horror that crime can do to one body and mental stability. It was like a blink of the eyes, at 2 years old Leon would see his father a strong tall man but by the age of 5 Jonathan was just a shell of his former self. It would be at 6 years old his mother, Alice, would have enough of this and toss Jonathan out of their lives.

Raising Leon as a single mother was hard work, but Alice did a damn fine job. Though Leon was always scarred by the memories of his father. Mainly because he wasn't entirely out of his life. It would be common that Leon would see Jonathan watching from the distance, sometimes commenting the very crimes that caused him to be torn away from his life. Leon would feel scared, yet happy that he would see his father. Though this happiness would fall back to fear and pity as Jonathan would only get worse. It would be in high school that Leon would no longer see his father. Unsure, and worried about this he asked his mother. Alice, not wanting to even hear about Jonathan again, would just push the subject aside only giving the answer that he was in rehab or prison when Leon would.

Leon would graduate high school, and go on to get a dead end 9 - 5 job while he spent his time tasking himself what we wishes to do with his life. Soon Leon would find that answer. One night when Leon was coming home from work, he would hear his mother crying upstairs in her bedroom. Leon concerned, would go to her room and comfort her asking why she is crying. Alice would finally tell Leon the whole truth. Yes, when she would tell him that he was in rehab or jail that was true, but she then told him about his desire of fixing himself, to reunite the family. Though this never worked out, as whatever "help" he got would not work and he would relapse back to his criminal ways. Alice informed Leon that his father was in the local hospital on the verge of death due to his years of heavy drug use.

After spending sometime consoling not only his mother but himself, Leon would spend the next day going to the hospital to visit his father. Once he arrived to his fathers hospital room, he felt no joy. Only that same fear, sadness, and pity he felt those years ago when he saw him often. Leon would go to the side of his fathers bed, holding his hand attempting to talk to him. Jonathan would not respond. It was as if he was talking to someone that was already dead, someone that died years ago. Leon would not leave till that night, nor would he come back. While leaving, Leon would be stopped by one of the nurses taking care of his father. She was holding some folders, and informed Leon to take them and don't let anyone see them.

Leon would do just that, he would hide the folders in his jacket and head home. Once home we would lock his door, and spend the rest of the night reading the documents. Inside he found the truth, that the doctors and guards of rehab and prison were mistreating him. Often Jonathan would come to the hospital worse then he was each time he would go to rehab and jail. It seemed as if they did not treat him correctly, instead of being helpful they shunned him and treated him as if he was unfixable. Leon did nothing but cry, cry on the documents as he learned of his fathers unfortunate attempts at getting better.

Leon would have thoughts over the next few weeks of what to do. Leon would want to bring this to the media, but knew that it would be futile as they had more money and power to cover the truth. Leon would just do his best to comfort his mother, though he would not go with her to visit his father. It would be during one night while he stayed home while his mother went to the hospital he would see something on TV that would answer his previous question and the new question that has arisen from his discovery.

It was a commercial, it was for Correctional Officers needed for the re-opening of Bolingbroke Penitentiary in San Andreas. Leon remembers years ago about the crisis that was happening there, something about a nuclear bomb threatening to hit it. While watching the commercial a light bulb went off in his head. Even though he cannot do anything about his father, nor feels like he has the strength to face him, he very well may be able to stop this from happening to someone else. Leon would call the application line and put his name in for an interview. Though he had no training or experience in any law enforcement, Leon knew he was a quick learner and his experience dealing with a family member that did crime would be well enough.

Leon would break the news to his mother. Though she was reluctant at first, she would see the pain in Leon's eyes knowing that he doing this to recover from the experience of his father. Alice would allow Leon to pursue this goal. Leon would spend the next few months taking a few college classes as he waited for the date he was set to fly to Los Santos for his interview.

That day would come, as he packed his things and headed out. Leon would give his mother one last hug and a kiss. Tell her to keep an eye on her phone as he would call daily. Leaving his home now, Leon would drive and stop in front of the hospital, his hands gripping the steering wheel. Leon oh so badly wished to go in there, to his father and say goodbye. The strength just wasn't there, Leon would drive away and arrive at the airport.

After a long, uncomfortable flight, Leon would touch down in San Andreas and take his first steps into Los Santos.