M. Stelmack - A Roof Over Their Heads

“What do you mean, not as sympathetic?”

“I mean that there are people,” Brenda spoke slowly in a clear effort to be diplomatic, “who are more concerned about filling in the paperwork and putting in the hours than the lives they are affecting.”

Great, all Alexi needed. A caseworker who wouldn’t listen.

“I have no control over who will be assigned your file. But, as you know,” Brenda went on, “I have a heavy workload and transferring your file may take longer than I originally anticipated.”

Alexi breathed out. “Thank you, thank you, thank you.”

“Don’t thank me,” Brenda said. “I am doing this for the sake of your family. And for Richard. To be honest, I don’t know if he would’ve approved, Alexi.”

As soon as the call ended, Alexi opened her phone photo of Richard. All she could see was Richard’s smile and open face. “I was right, wasn’t I?” she whispered.

All he did was smile at her. It was all he’d done for the past year.

The door opened and out came Seth. “Sink’s in,” he said with his usual verbosity.

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