Chapter 23 - IONE’S LAST HOUSE
Ione moved from her large townhouse into a smaller apartment at eighty-one.
Not punishment.
Age.
She donated half her furniture.
Kept pearls.
Kept books.
Kept one framed photograph of Villa Halbrook.
Oren helped move boxes voluntarily.
At one point he found the old House Discipline Steward place card.
She had kept another copy.
He held it up.
“You serious?”
Ione laughed.
“I was very serious.”
“What do you want with it?”
“Trash.”
He looked at her.
Then at me.
I said nothing.
Oren dropped it into the recycling bin.
Paper.
May you like
Not ritual.
Better.
