They Laughed When Soda Was Dumped in My Lap. That Night, I Removed My Name From the Loan

The drive from Portland to Seattle takes roughly four hours if you stay on I-5 and don’t stop. I stopped twice—once for gas outside Olympia, and once at a rest area just south of Tacoma where I sat in my car with the engine running and stared at the gift bag on my passenger seat. Inside it was a silver picture frame I’d spent three weeks choosing, continue reading …