anger-management classes after pleading to a reduced assault charge. Kyle’s business collapsed once the financing disappeared.
Eric moved into a small apartment. Diane moved in with a cousin who charged her rent. Kyle finally found a job at a tire shop after realizing nobody else was going to rescue him.
I stayed in the house.
Six months later, I transformed the guest suite into a library and the garage into a bright studio overlooking the garden. One Sunday morning, I sat there drinking coffee as rain tapped against the windows.
