All Chapters of A TALL HORNY STRANGER : Chapter 211 - Chapter 213

Day 229 - Friday - May 6th - 6:00 PM - Stonehaven House.We didn't want to go.Not because we didn't want pasta. Because Stonehaven House is big, and Apt 3B is small, and we are small people who eat on floor. And my father is big detective, and my mother is big cook who thinks Nico is big trouble.Nico wore his only good shirt. The one he wore for our wedding week. I wore dress I wore for Day 1 when we got married in small court. We had $113.83 in bank but we looked like $1,000.Bus ride to Stonehaven. 30 minutes. Nico held my hand tight whole time."You okay?" I asked."Your father invited me for pasta. Last time he invited me for interview, I was suspect.""This time you are son-in-law.""Same thing for him."We arrived at 6:15 PM. Gate open. House lights on. My mother opened door before we knocked. She was wearing apron, hands floury."Aria!"She hugged me first. Then she looked at Nico. Long. Then hugged him too. Tight."Nico. You brought my daughter back safe after $80,000 story.

Day 300 - Saturday - July 16th - 7:00 AM - Apt 3B.It is over.Not over like $80,000 debt over. Not over like SUV over. Over like story over, but marriage still. Over like fear over, but tent still.Morning in Apt 3B.Sun entered through same blinds that entered on Day 1 when we had $4.83 and court paper and no honeymoon. Same sun, but today we have $847.22 in bank. Same blinds, different bank.Fairy lights still hanging. One bulb dead since Day 245, we didn't replace. Mrs. Lee said replace, we said no. Dead bulb is still part of family. 9 lights working, 1 dead, same as us - 9 days strong, 1 day weak, but still shining.Nico woke first. Watch ticking. My father's father's watch. Not Rolex, not expensive, but ticks every second and tells us we are on time for work. 7:00 AM. He works at garage full time now. My father helped, not as detective, as father. Boss likes him because he comes early and doesn't steal. $40 a day, clean money. No club money.I woke second. I work at library now,