Chapter 4

Roderick was slowly getting used to life as a housekeeper.

He had learned how to use the vacuum cleaner, though he kept crashing into the walls.

He also realized he needed to keep darks and lights apart when doing laundry.

He turned one of his mom's white shirts gray, and she took seventy dollars out of his pay for it.

It was the weekend, and there was a guest at the house.

It was Mom's business partner, Oscar Pacheco.

"Ms. Schmidt, I heard your business is booming lately," Oscar said.

Mom gave a polite, distant smile.

"Jenna, pour some coffee…