with the honesty it deserved.
“Better than I expected,” I said. “Worse than I hoped. Somewhere in the middle.”
He looked up.
“That sounds right,” he said.
“They’re trying,” I said. “I think. In the way of people who have not tried for a long time and are learning what trying feels like.” I looked at the counter. “I don’t know what it becomes. I don’t know continue reading …
