He turned the dirty glass around and around. "He should have come back. He would have known what to do."
"About what?"
"I guess he told you about how we were doing before he left."
"He said you had a pretty good business."
"This store used to be over on Delaware. We moved about six months ago. Sold the lease. Sold my house too. Still got the yard and this. The rest of it is gone."
I felt uncomfortable. "Business is bad, I guess."
"It's pretty good for some people. What business are you in?"
"I'm not working right now."
He smiled at me in a mirthless way. "And I suppose you plan on sticking around awhile."
"I'd thought of it."