Drama could cost him the car. The car could cost him the job. The job could cost him Lily.
And Lily was everything.
His daughter was back at their small apartment across town, asleep under a faded pink quilt, with Mrs. Alvarez from next door listening for emergencies. On the kitchen counter sat a school permission slip, a grocery receipt, and a letter from the bank stamped FINAL NOTICE in red.
Ryan had been ignoring the red letters as long as he could.
They did not ignore him back.
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