Ezoic
And a perfect empty spot on the wall. Right above the swing.
A dónde iría un cartel.
– Es precioso -dije-.
Nobody heard me.
Then they lost it.
A cash buyer submitted an offer before they could. Twenty thousand over asking. Closed in ten days.
An investor, the realtor said. A company that buys old houses, fixes them up fast, and flips them.
Ezoic
For weeks, they talked about nothing else.
“It’s not fair,” Renee said. “We were going to put in an offer on Monday. Monday!”
“Cash buyers,” Daniel said. “They always win.”
“Lo van a destripar”, dijo Renee. “Encimeras de granito. Suelos grises. Cortarán el árbol de la pacana para una piscina”.
Chloe lloró.
Caleb asked if the lizards would be okay.
What they never noticed was what happened to me during the same period.
Ezoic
Three months before that dinner, I stopped at a gas station.
