My Brother Kept Bragging About a Deal He’d Already Lost

everybody filled in the blanks the easy way. He was successful. I was secretive. Same as saying unsuccessful, in family terms.

I looked at my father.

“It’s possible. It happened at 3:42 this afternoon.”

My mother sat down slowly. “You bought Peterson?”

“We did.”

Marcus finally looked up from the phone. “No.”

He said it quietly. That was new.

“Peterson was continue reading …