Chapter 22
“I presume you are correct.”
“Life is just a vicious cycle.”
“That it is, my friend. Again, I’m sorry I can’t make it this evening.”
Their conversation soon ended after a short string of banter. Then Stone’s cellphone buzzed. A text from James Newfoundland, another book club member, who also canceled.
By the end of the next half hour, seven members had declined to attend the function, unsurprisingly. Within the hour, all the members had canceled because of the snowstorm.
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