before s

ra

residents, all of them in their blue scrubs, laughing and talking. She looked

d away. I had no desire to speak to

te. One of her fr

the resident, a guy with a smu

rprise, before they narrowed into a look of disdainful asses

face. The smile of someone who has jus

ce dripping with fake sympat

k at me, their expressions mirroring hers. They w

e even. I wasn't going to give th

ting a piece of damaged goods. "I heard your little tech startup went bust. I

ends sn

descending. "I always said you weren' t cut out for the

h I' d made with my own hands, in the kitchen of our beautiful home, for my

so thick I c

me, crossing her arms. "I feel a little sorr

s laughed

successes, framed them as luck, or as things she had guided me toward.

ne of the other residents asked. "

bright idea seeming to strike her.