Chapter 6
When Henry got home, Maxine waited in the kitchen for him.
“What did you do?” she asked. She said it as though he had done something unforgivable and irrevocable, like killing someone.
“What do you mean?” Henry ignored her and her question. He waltzed into the kitchen and began rummaging around in the big stainless Sub-Zero. There were so many options, despite the fact that his mother hadn’t eaten since shortly after his birth and his father took many of his meals downtown in pricey restaurants. He pulled out some deli ham and Emmental cheese. From the cupboard, he got a box of water crackers and, from the bowl on the counter, grabbed a banana.
Maxine took the food from his hands. “I know you were on an interview or applying. What happened? Are you gonna take it?”
Henry took
