Renaming the Shop

Published: Sep 23, 2020

It had been named Smith Jewelry Company and Robert liked it that way, but he was nearly out of money. The sign being installed read Chicago Jewelry Row and it felt like a slap in the face. Robert's ode to his father had ended; he needed to find time and space to reflect on that. With the store sold, he would have a lot of free time and no worries about money for the foreseeable future. The concern on his mind at the moment was what would he do with such a changed life. His days had been roughly the same since he was a teenager. Change was not something he knew how to handle or understand.

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