Love Isn’t Rent
My father in his church suit, sitting rigidly straight, his written statement folded in his breast pocket like a boarding pass he was terrified someone would revoke.
Chelsea, who walked directly past our mother’s defense table without turning her head, in a plain navy dress I guarantee was chosen for its plainness.
The mannequin, off duty.
On strike.
And Renee.
Flown back from Santa Fe on nine days’ notice.