“Shira,” Ephraim cut in. “I literally just woke up. I need to go daven and then go to class. I don’t have a brain for this now.” He didn’t sound apologetic
“Most of the money they spend is essentially wasted.” — Barry Ritholtz, Freakonomics Ep297
DOyou have a few minutes tonight? Shira tapped out on her phone, then paused and drummed her fingers on the armrest of the wingback chair, then deleted what she’d just typed. She needed more than a few minutes.
That morning she’d made sure to be up and about when Ephraim was getting ready to leave for Shacharis.
As he waited for his Nespresso to drip, she tried to have a conversation with him. That was dumb.
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