My Mom Showed Up With A U Haul Until The Man In The Suit Stood Up

No final insult shouted through the window.

Just retreat.

I stood in the doorway listening to the ocean breeze move through the neighborhood again now that the engine noise was gone. Quiet returned almost immediately.

That was my favorite part. Not winning. Peace.

Arthur closed his briefcase beside me.

“Well,” he said, “that went better than expected.”

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