Three Cups of Morning Coffee at the Oakhaven Diner Changed Everything

him to do this behind my back?”

“I encouraged an old friend to gather objective data,” Ben said. “That is not a conspiracy, Clara. That is science.”

I opened the folder beside me and took out the digital blood pressure monitor, setting its grey nylon cuff on the polished mahogany table. The small screen was dark, but the memory button was ready to show continue reading …