Eleven Years of Eating Lunch by a Window in Columbus, Ohio, Ended With a Box I Never Expected

“The latch has been sticking since October,” he said.

“Cardboard doesn’t cost anything.”

I sat down and left the bag unopened.

“That bad, huh.”

“Derek sent thirty-one claim files to the shredder.

Five years old.

He says retention got tighter last quarter.”

Charles put the sandwich down without taking a bite and wiped his fingers on the paper.