If they’re all going to church and Liv is out, that means the house will be empty. I would have the place to myself—it’s too good an opportunity to pass up.
“Sorry, I’m going to pass. Maybe next week.” She shrugs. “Suit yourself.” I will, thank you.
I wake when Gia does the next morning, but I don’t budge until she and the others bound out of the house. They go to the late service, so it’s a good time to get up—I never could sleep in very long.
The rain has subsided since yesterday, but the sky is overcast, and the air is still and peaceful. It’s the perfect morning to recalibrate myself after the week from hell. I take out a journal I brought with me and open it to a fresh page. I title the page New Goals. Number one is, “Save all the money I can.” Next to the number two, I write, “Enr
