One Carpenter Spent His Savings to Keep Five Young Siblings in His Woodshop

“You withdrew forty-one thousand dollars from your savings account on a Tuesday morning.”

“I did,” I said.

“And you spent twelve thousand of that immediately on application fees and court costs.”

“Yes,” I said.

Daniel turned a page on his pad, the paper making a sharp rustling sound in the quiet room. He did not look at me.

“The remaining twenty-nine thousand continue reading …