Chapter 6

"Did you forget to pay the maintenance bill?" Those were Aaron's first words when I answered. I could hear his mother asking what I had said before I had spoken at all. "I didn't forget." "Then why wasn't it paid? The house is freezing." "I sent the bill to you and your mother. I told you I wasn't arranging this Christmas." He lowered his voice. "I thought you'd calmed down." I looked around the apartment. My clothes were still in the open suitcase. I had no curtains yet, and the afternoon...