The Only Door That Opened When the Others Closed

near the podium so people know who we are.”

“The front row is reserved,” Ivy said.

Kristen smiled, her hand dropping from her pearls to smooth the front of her pleated skirt, though her eyes remained cold as she scanned the flyers pinned to the corkboard nearby, her nose upturned slightly at the community center’s rustic decor. “Arthur continue reading …