By the time Ioan returned to Boston, he had barely enough money left to rent a new townhouse. He closed out his bank account in Pottsville and purchased a one-way train ticket to get him back. As he had only one suitcase when he arrived, he now had a second one to show for the time and trouble of the most heartbreaking chapter of his life.
He arrived early Sunday morning and slept the entire day and evening, emotionally and physically drained as he was. He pulled himself together on that blustery Monday morning and trudged down to the harbor, dressing in his dark blue suit. He wanted to be fit for making inquiries along the waterfront and drum up new business to give things a jump start. He decided he would immerse himself in work to help ease the pain of his departure from Sharon.
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