CHAPTER FOUR
Luck exists. Miracles occur.
Her own nature impelled Rosalind to comfort her boss while his wife's illness worsened. She watched him lose weight, saw him slip away into the frequent distraction of anguished thoughts and it hurt her. She tried to help. She was at least extra nice and worked to influence the others in the office in that direction. She did what she could at work; Roz and John Alston never saw each other, outside the office.
Nor did Roz see Charlotte, ever again.
Alice Alston died. Like the other people in the office, Roz knew that John Alston was better off. Like the others, she went to the funeral. Because it was her nature, she leaked tears-and saw that John did, too. And he was a widower. Yet, because of what his marriage had been, his spirits returned qui
