My Father Tossed a Blue Savings Passbook into the Mud at Cedar Ridge
I left the heavy cardboard box and the rusted cookie tin on Arthur’s desk.
“Prepare the petition,” I said.
“I’m not signing his waiver.”
I walked out of the office into the strip mall parking lot.
The late autumn wind was sharp, and I heard dry oak leaves rustling on the pavement.
I stood next to my 1998 Buick Century with 190,000 miles on it.
The blue paint was faded and peeling along the door frames.
I had bought it used because Gregory told me I needed to learn the value of hard work.
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