I get in the car as Mico’s phone rings; he closes the door on me and walks away to take the call. Staring at the back of my driver’s head while he delays the inevitable with a dumb phone call. I’m left sitting here numb and devoid of life. My life is again being turned on its head to start somewhere else, somewhere new with a new wave of strangers who will undoubtedly use me to some advantage that isn’t to benefit me in any way.

I know I look exactly how I feel. I didn’t ...