It took me two months, but I found a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment that was actually closer to the diner and within my budget. In fact, I could walk to work in good weather as it was only a couple of miles away.
Of Lud, I had hardly seen him since our last conversation. He seemed to be coming when I was going, and vice versa. I gave property management official notice of my move-out date, and left a note for Lud on the refrigerator.
The day of the move, I had worked the night before, but tired as I was, I wanted to get it over with. When I came home, I saw a bunch of men and women in my apartment boxing up items, and I dodged two people moving my couch.
“What the hell is going on here?” I asked no one in particular.
“You need help moving, but you’re too stubborn to ask for it,” Lud s
