Two weeks in, Delia brought a small folding table. Marcus brought a chess set. They played on the cracked asphalt of the alley, and Eli won exactly twice, and Marcus accused him of cheating both times. Delia kept score on a napkin.
“I’m Delia,” she said. “I live in the blue house with the sunflowers. The ones that are dead now because it’s October, but you can imagine them.” won't you be my neighbor? free
He didn’t say “you should go to a shelter” or “have you tried applying for benefits.” He just sat there, drinking coffee from a thermos, and told Eli about the time he taught a kid named Devon who memorized every U.S. president in order but couldn’t remember to bring a pencil to class for an entire semester. Two weeks in, Delia brought a small folding table
“Well,” she said, “this is stupid.” Delia kept score on a napkin
