Elsie giggled behind her hand.

I gave them three crackers each.

My phone buzzed again, and the bank app showed the cashier’s check as pending, seven days.

Monday, maybe Tuesday.

After dinner I filled the sink and left the bowls to soak.

The apartment was quiet except for the nebulizer drying on the counter.

I took the signed custody decree out of my coat pocket and went to the desk in the bedroom.

The drawer stuck.