After work, I take a minute to call Grace and tell her the good news. Her debt has been forgiven. “So, you and Zeno are together now, and he paid off my loan as like … a gift?” Her tone is incredulous. I don’t blame her. It’s a fantastical turn of events, and while only partly true, the result is the same. “I know it sounds crazy, but I’ve was wrong about Z. We’ve had a lot of misunderstandings between us and have been sorting through it all. When I told him how worried I was about you, he insisted on repaying the loan. He said it was the least he could do since I’d already paid my family’s debt on my own when he could have helped.” I can’t exactly tell her Z killed Aldo for attacking me, but I figure this makes decent sense instead. “That is so crazy generous of him.” Grace’s voice wobble
