They Said I Was A Burden And Asked Me To Leave Then I Bought The Building They Rented

didn’t come down. As I pulled out of the parking lot, I looked in the rearview mirror. Chad had his arm around her shoulders. They were already going back inside. The door closed before I reached the street.

The hotel was clean and impersonal. Beige walls. Floral bedspread. A painting of a boat that meant nothing to anyone.

I sat on the edge of the bed continue reading …