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

“Nothing you need today.”

“That isn’t a real answer.”

“It’s the answer I’ve got.” He tapped the card.

“Keep that key safe for a rainy day.”

I tried to tuck the twenty back into the card.

“This is too much.”

“It’s only twenty dollars.”

“To you it’s only twenty dollars.”