Look at the Dates
We’re managing fine, he said, as though I had asked, which I had not, yet.
Dad, I said, can I ask you something.
He kept sorting.
Is the five hundred and fifty dollars still necessary.
The scissors stopped.
He set them down beside the coupons with a small deliberate click and said, necessary is a strong word.
What word would you use, I asked.
We’ve managed with it.
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