Chapter 283. Maria's Call.
SEDONA
Maria called on a Thursday afternoon, in the middle of an ordinary week. It had
simply become my life somewhere along the way, to see Nick at school. The garden was bright with early summer. It was a very unremarkable period of days that no longer required bracing for the next crisis.
"I have actual good news," she said, by way of greeting. It is the kind of good news I haven’t given, and I’m sure you will like it.”
“Go ahead and tell me, I’m listening," I said.
"Your ranking's climbing," she said. "Fast. The last two tournaments, your results, combined with the fact that you're playing healthier and more consistently than you have in years, the circuit's taking notice. I've had three different tournament directors reach out this week alone, all w
