The Wire That Stopped at My Kitchen Table
“She said that?”
“Yesterday.
When she was on the phone.
I was doing my homework.”
“Who was she talking to?”
“Someone.
She said Chad needed it moved before the banks closed.”
The grocery bag in my hand had a carton of eggs balanced on top.
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