“I am.”
“You turned it over.”
“So I can stare with dignity.”
She sat beside me.
“What will you do with the five days?”
“Nothing.”
“That is not an activity.”
“It may be advanced.”
“Where?”
“I had not considered that far.”
“Pelican Key?”
“No.”
Rachel looked surprised.
“She hasn’t invited me.”
“That is unusually sensible.”
“I have occasional episodes.”
The phone buzzed.
I turned it over.
Ellie:Good. Thank you for telling me.
Nothing else.
No invitation.
No affectionate reward for improving the rules that should have existed already.
I typed:
Of course.
Deleted it.
Me:You’re welcome.
Then I put the phone away.
Rachel opened her calendar.
“I’m blocking the five days before someone discovers them.”
“Use a threatening title.”
