Demolition Before the Bloom

at midnight, too awake to sleep, and worked backward through time. The pattern showed up fast. Each time I’d helped—and I’d helped a lot—the calls became fewer, the visits got shorter, the excuses got more creative.

March of last year: paid $6,000 for their bills. Danny called once that month, then didn’t call for seven weeks.

July two years ago: bought continue reading …