He adjusted his shirt cuffs.

“I can’t pay my rent,” I said.

“My landlord handed me a formal eviction notice this morning.”

Pamela let out a short, quiet laugh from the porch.

“Maybe you should have just signed the paperwork we offered youuu,” Pamela said, drawing out the last word.

“You left me with absolutely nothing,” I said to my father.

Gregory picked up a dry cotton towel and started wiping down a titanium driver.

“I warned you to leave the old lady’s things alone, Samantha,” he said.