Six Sisters and the Blue Ledger on Oak Street

The bold print in the middle read: NOTICE TO QUIT AND VACATE.

“What is this, Beatrice?” I asked, holding the page by its corner.

Beatrice did not look up from the appointment book. “It is exactly what we discussed, Clara.”

“We did not discuss an eviction,” I said.

“The transition has a schedule,” she said, her voice dry and even. “The buyers are not going continue reading …