Chapter Thirteen
August 2016
In San Antonio, the heat in August has weight, coiling underneath the breeze, pushing back when you move. Automated calls from City Public Service declare an official Peak Energy Demand Day and tell us not to turn on major appliances in the afternoon to avoid rolling brownouts; the demand for air conditioning is causing a load on the system. I close the blinds to keep the heat out of the house. When Mom gets back from Thrift Town, she has news.
Bryn is Wyatt’s grandmother, so she’s Lauren’s grandmother-in-law, and like Mom, Bryn began her career in nursing. But after ten years she started working for a pharmaceutical, providing d**g samples to doctors, getting them to switch brands and avoid generics; later, she supervised other pharmaceutical reps. She work
