She Announced My Replacement at the Ballet. Then the Curtain Rose on Her Ruin.

Music.

Laughter.

The soft rustle of expensive fabric.

People approached me carefully now.

Some with sympathy.

Some with admiration.

Some with fear.

Fear is not friendship, but it does improve manners.

Near the end of the reception, I saw Graham at the outer doors.

He wore a dark overcoat and no tuxedo.

A security guard blocked him politely.

Graham spoke to him,continue reading …