My Neighbor Called the City Over My Fence, but the Inspection Ended With Her in Tears

known. Instead I said, “They’re bamboo. Very gentle. My sister brought them from Bali.”

She glanced at the photograph on the shelf. “Your sister?”

“Marta. She travels a lot.”

“She seems happy,” Claudia said, looking at the photograph.

“She is,” I said. “She’s very easy to be around.”

This was the first thing approaching ordinary conversation that we had continue reading …