Chapter 17
Asheville, NC
23 December 2010
Ian
WE TOOK CARE OF our cash problems at the ATM, then went to what George said was the larger of Asheville’s malls. There we synchronized our watches, agreed to meet at a set time, and split up. Randy and I went into Macy’s and purchased a few items; then we had them gift-wrapped. After that, we spent some time in a bookstore and purchased a couple of things. As we walked back to the meeting place, I said, “I gave Sean two hundred fifty dollars. After what they’ve been through, I thought he deserved it.”
“Great minds,” Randy said. “That’s what I gave Paul. They’ve always been pretty tight with their money, so I thought it was justified.”
When we arrived at our meeting place at the appointed time, everyone was carrying large shopping bags, an
