Our Debts Are Settled
The day Guglielmo Raimondi takes over as the Don, I receive a final notice from the hospital because I can no longer afford my dialysis treatments.
On the TV, Guglielmo sits at the head of a long table in a black suit. He is giving an interview on a live broadcast.
The host asks, "Don Raimondi, if you could say one thing to the person you regret losing most in the past, what would you say?"
Guglielmo hesitates for a moment before picking up his phone and making a call.
My phone starts vibrating on the hospital bed.
I hear him ask, "You left me because you thought I was broke. Do you regret it now?"
I look at the enormous bill for my kidney transplant. The fees show a string of zeros I