Familiar Strangers

Helen lived on the fifth floor, right below the Vances. The two families had always been close.

Sadie often heard Diane grumble about how hard Helen's life had been.

Her husband had passed away young, leaving her to raise their son alone. Later, her son married a pretty woman, and they had a boy named Cal.

But things didn't stay good for long. Once Cal's dad started making money in business, he gr