the attic stairs.

They said the inspector had found a foundation crack.

Repairs would cost forty thousand dollars.

And they expected me to pay.

“Why would I do that?” I asked.

“Because you owe us,” Mason said.

For the first time in weeks, I felt calm.

I looked at the two young men standing in front of me.

Part 3

They wore the faces of the boys I had raised,continue reading …