THE KEY BENEATH THE GARDEN STONE: A FAMILY LEARNS WHAT HOME REALLY MEANS

vehicle payments, medical expenses. There are withdrawals I need explained, but this doesn’t look like somebody emptied the account and bought a sports car.”

“That makes it better?”

“No. It makes it more complicated.”

I hated complicated.

Complicated meant I could not simply be angry.

“Can you come tomorrow?”

“I’ll be there by ten.”

When I returned to the workshop, Dad was putting the documents back into the box.

“Accounts are restricted,” I said.

Mom looked alarmed.

“Gabriel, Derek needs money for—”

“For what?”

She stopped.

Dad answered.

“His business.”

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