The next morning, I counted the cash in my wallet and coat: $18.40.

The forgotten bank statement lay beside it.

I went to the branch as soon as I could get there.

The walk was long enough to leave my back aching, and I stopped twice rather than forcing myself to keep a pace I could not sustain.

Sarah, the teller, checked my identification and the account information.

She asked the necessary security questions.

I gave the street of our first apartment: Oakley Boulevard.