only his banker knew
fiction
edward w pritchard
Many a neighbor was envious and impressed by Lake the business owner and local philanthropist. At the high school basketball game Lake was sought out, and his opinion on interest rates and the latest on the potential increase in tax rates was dissected and quoted.
Only Lake's banker knew, having seen the numbers quarterly, then monthly and now weekly for Lake's three grocery stores. Lake was in serious financial trouble and only his Banker knew. The banker was about to suggest Lake tell his wife and kids. Lake watched interest and tax rates carefully by habit, hoping for a solution to changing demographics in food preferences.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment