The Divorce Papers Arrived Three Days After My Numbers Finally Matched

“The bank won’t move a dollar until then.”

I paced from his desk to the window and back.

The carpet had a worn path down the middle.

“The transfer for Margaret is due Thursday,” I said.

“The facility will give her bed to someone else.”

Arthur pulled a legal pad closer and wrote the date at the top.

“We file an emergency motion.”

“You said the hold can’t be lifted.”