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Kenneth steeples his hands and tries to look thoughtful

“Ah yes I remember now Unit 201 did you say? The woman who lives there was a little out of it, if I remember”

I cringe a little

“My ht voice “But I swear to you, Dinah is a good person and she forgot, that’s all I have ht now, and I’m happy to make a check out for all the missed rent payments at this very moment, if you’ll just let her stay”

I don’t add that this check is going to deplete s account down to zero, but I doubt Kenneth cares He see his influence known

As I expected, Kenneth puts on a fake sad face and the corners of his mouth turn down dramatically, as if he’s an actor in a sitcom

“Well, you know that you owe that ardless, don’t you, Katie? Yourto get paid the back rent, so what else do you have to offer?”

I color

“I know that Dinah owes you back rent no h school classive us a pass? I swear, I will personallyforward, even if I have to walk her to the bank myself each month”

I hate thatquality to it, but I’m in a desperate situation here Unfortunately, Kenneth shakes his head regretfully, still frowning his fake frown

“No, I’ive your mom a pass because we just don’t operate like that Carlton Realty is a business of the twenty-first century, and it’s not about “your word is your bond” or any of those antiquated ideas We’re auto to very strict internal procedures”

I bite ue It seems pointless to mention that Kenneth came by my mom’s place in person to deliver the eviction notice just like in years of old That doesn’t seem very autoht

“Besides, high school was so long ago, don’t you think? Ten years, is it? I can see that you haven’t changed at all, Katie,” he leers again “I’m real happy to see you here today”

I sforward

“Listen, Ken, what do I have to do? I know that you probably have a lot of sway at Carlton Realty, and thereyou can do So what do I have to do? Just tell me and I’ll do it”