A reporter from the Oak Creek Weekly Herald stood by the door with a notepad.

“Mrs.

Lindahl,” the reporter asked, stepping forward.

“Is it true your former boss dumped ninety-one thousand dirty pennies on your driveway out of spite?”

I looked at Irene.

Irene patted her apron pockets from habit and gave one quiet nod.

“My final pay was delivered in physical currency,” I told the reporter.

“Every penny of it was washed, wrapped, and accepted by the school district.”