Windom caught her arm. “You can’t feel sorry for everyone. If this boy committed a crime, he’ll have to pay the price.” I could tell he wasn’t really paying attention to what she’d said. She held her head down for a minute and then renewed her efforts to be heard. “I’m telling you, Craig, it was me. I was getting the money ready to deposit, and I started thinking about all the things I’d never done. I’ve never had a great desire overwhelm me before, but I was overwhelmed by that money.” As a group, everyone moved in closer to hear every word she said. “That can’t be right.” Windom stared at her like he’d never seen her before. “You’ve had a good life, Evelyn. Maybe not a life of luxury, but that’s not part of what makes a good life.” She laughed in his face. “What about all the times me and the kids had to do without so you could do God’s work?
