Thirty-Nine Million Dollars and a Brown Folder on the Kitchen Table

“You know how proud he is.

He wants to be the strong father who fixes every problem.”

“But there’s nothing for him to fix.”

Ranata took a slow sip of her tea.

“You’ve always been stubborn,” she said.

“Mom called this morning, you know.

She sounded very upset about some unexpected costs.”

“What unexpected costs?” I asked.