Torn (2009)
“Six Weeks LaterThe bank teller thinks I’m nuts. It’s there in her eyes. Which means she’s heard about me. The crazy mom from Humble, the one whose son got blown up in the school. The one who won’t accept reality, who keeps handing out pictures to strangers. The one folks will cross the street to avoid, if at all possible.“How would you like this, Mrs. Corbin?”“A bank check would be fine,” I tell her.She doesn’t want to make eye contact. As if looking me in the eye might somehow be dangerous. As... if crazy is catching. “Who should I make it out to?” she asks warily.“Make it out to ‘cash.’”“Cash? That, uh, that means anyone can endorse it.”“I know what it means.”She’s troubled by the transaction and goes off to confer with her supervisor. Who glances over at me and shrugs. I’m no lip reader, but it’s pretty obvious what she says to the nervous teller: It’s her money.Two minutes later I’m out of there, check in my purse. Which leaves me plenty of time for the twenty-three-mile drive back home.MoreLess
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