Thirty Veterans in Leather Vests Arrived at My Front Door on Tuesday Morning

the box truck arriving at eight, and we need the premises cleared before the surveyor arrives.”

I backed into my living room, leaving the door wide open. There was no point in trying to close it against thirty men.

The air in the apartment was freezing, the radiator having died two nights ago, leaving only a faint smell of damp carpet in the hallway.continue reading …