it yourself.”
He laughed as though I had made a joke.
Then he realized I was serious.
“Since when do you have work?”
“Since I started studying again.”
His expression changed.
“Studying what?”
“Business administration and bookkeeping. I’ve also been helping at the community organization.”
He stared at the laptop.
“You’re serious?”
“Yes.”
He pulled out a chair.
“Margaret, what is this really about?”
I closed the laptop.
“It is about me deciding that I want something of my own again.”
He leaned back.
“After all these years? You have
