Chapter 34: HeatAugust 1 through August 4.
It was an atrocity how summer slipped by so quickly at the estate, smacking me in the ass, and causing heated blisters and sunburns to form on my shoulders, back, and my bottom. August brought more heat along Lake Erie, and the sunbaked ground cracked in various places. The humidity level rose to a bitchy seventy-six percent and everything felt soaked, dripping wet. I tried to stay indoors as much as possible, while the pool boy stayed out by the pool, swimming, exercising, sunbathing, listening to his music, worshipping the sun in a faithfully devoted manner; the perfect cult member. We stayed apart for good reason: no longer were we paired; angry with each other; unapologetic for our uncivil behaviors.
I never looked forward to the month of Au
