easy for you to avoid becoming better.”

He cursed at me.

I hung up.

Around noon, Aunt Karen called.

Unlike everyone else, she didn’t yell.

She simply asked, “Did Frank seriously say that after you gave him a Rolex?”

“Yes.”

She sighed deeply.

“Then he deserves the Casio he can afford.”

For the first time all morning, I laughed.

Part 3

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