For the next few days I acted calmly.
That was what scared them the least.
And what helped me the most.
Vivian was constantly calling.
At first I was asking about Clara.
Then the questions changed.
Advisory services
“Exactly when will the settlement money come?”
“Do you know which bank?”
“Have you thought about investing it?”
Derek was worse.
He went to the hospital carrying flowers for Clara.
The same man who had laughed when she said she hadn’t eaten.
He sat next to me and said,
“When the money comes, we should expand my workshop. You could own half of it.”
I almost smiled.
“Maybe.”
His eyes lit up.
Anatomy
I started telling them what they wanted to hear.
That maybe I would buy a bigger family home.
That he wanted everyone to benefit.
That after four years apart, maybe we should “get started again.”
