“Where shall I instruct the taxi driver to take you?” “Where shall I instruct the taxi driver to take you?” “WHERE SHALL I INSTRUCT THE TAXI DRIVER TO TAKE YOU?” The doorman’s question kept echoing in her head until she thought she was going to run mad. The stark reality of her current situation finally registered. She didn’t know where the taxi should take her. “Oh god, I’m homeless,” Venus whispered with a choked sob. “I’m homeless,” she repeated in disbelief. “I have no place to go. This is like my failed marriage all over again… only worse. Then I had friends to fall back on… friends who supported me and helped me to get back on my feet. But I have no one now. I have no one to call in my moment of need. I’ve become so dependent on Malcolm at his insistence that I got complacent. I

