When Eleanor Lost Access to Her Own Money, Everything Changed

at him like memory had become a person.

“You put peanut butter in my tennis shoes.”

“I was making a point.”

“You were a menace.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

For two seconds, despite everything, we were somewhere else.

Then Beth turned back to me.

“You could have been hurt.”

“I know.”

“You could have hurt someone.”

“I know.”

“You scared me.”

That one landed hardest.

I took her continue reading …