Three Decades of Pretending Come to an End in a Military Holding Cell
The bell over the door chimed.
I ordered a large black coffee from a teenager in a green apron.
I paid with a five-dollar bill.
I took the paper cup to a booth in the back corner.
The drone of old window air conditioners was loud enough to drown out the highway traffic outside.
I opened my faded blue folder.
I spread out the injunction drafts Arthur had printed for me.
The legal wording was unbelievably dense.