“ … I just think, sometimes, it's a little one note … “

"Look, I know it's not much … “

Darlene felt satisfied …

… no one else said things like that …

White had rolled her eyes for years …

Everyone laughed …

It was here she felt the truth …

… they craved a new life, had little to work with …

"I always warn them … “

A couple of the ladies from a local church paid him a call …

"Your life is like a bad haircut," she said quietly …

Those faces in the snow were real …

It's a choice, of course …

"How can you stand it?!?" Nour asked …

The decrees were challenged in other reigns …

He raised his hand and then stood up …

He nodded, still silent …

He was done paying attention …