PART 3 Instead, I felt something I hadn’t felt in years. Peace. The street was quiet. The sun hadn’t risen yet, and the cold Denver air touched my face. I pulled my coat tighter around me and walked toward the waiting taxi. The driver looked at my suitcase and then at me. “Long trip?” he…

… I kissed him softly. “Call me tomorrow.” Then I walked out to my ten-year-old Toyota, started the engine, and drove away. I hardly slept that night. Not because Arthur’s insults had wounded my pride. They hadn’t. I had endured much worse from older men in suits who genuinely believed a bank balance was a…

PART 3 Instead, I felt something I hadn’t felt in years. Peace. The street was quiet. The sun hadn’t risen yet, and the cold Denver air touched my face. I pulled my coat tighter around me and walked toward the waiting taxi. The driver looked at my suitcase and then at me. “Long trip?” he…

… I kissed him softly. “Call me tomorrow.” Then I walked out to my ten-year-old Toyota, started the engine, and drove away. I hardly slept that night. Not because Arthur’s insults had wounded my pride. They hadn’t. I had endured much worse from older men in suits who genuinely believed a bank balance was a…