Good Faith (2003)
“One time before, a branch had fallen behind the condo unit, where there were some large trees, and severed the line. I had fixed it myself.
But out behind the condos, everything was fine. I knocked on my neighbors’ door. The wife answered and I asked her if her phone was working.
“Oh, yes, I was just talking to my daughter. Are some of the phones out?”
“Mine is.”
“Oh, I know. I saw them Thursday. They were here turning it off for nonpayment.” She looked carefully nonjudgmental.
“They were?”
“Th...ey were right out there. Nick, here, saw them, and I went out and talked to them.” She shook her head and closed the door.
I hadn’t seen a phone bill in four months.
On Monday, Jane told me I had better talk to Marcus. Marcus didn’t come in until late in the afternoon. By that time, I had ascertained that I owed the phone company a hundred and forty-six dollars, that my bill was owing from July, and that they had sent me two cancellation notices. I told them I would be passing their office toward the end of the day and would bring a check.MoreLess
But out behind the condos, everything was fine. I knocked on my neighbors’ door. The wife answered and I asked her if her phone was working.
“Oh, yes, I was just talking to my daughter. Are some of the phones out?”
“Mine is.”
“Oh, I know. I saw them Thursday. They were here turning it off for nonpayment.” She looked carefully nonjudgmental.
“They were?”
“Th...ey were right out there. Nick, here, saw them, and I went out and talked to them.” She shook her head and closed the door.
I hadn’t seen a phone bill in four months.
On Monday, Jane told me I had better talk to Marcus. Marcus didn’t come in until late in the afternoon. By that time, I had ascertained that I owed the phone company a hundred and forty-six dollars, that my bill was owing from July, and that they had sent me two cancellation notices. I told them I would be passing their office toward the end of the day and would bring a check.MoreLess
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