In Dad's Eyes, Strangers Deserve More

At a community party held to commend Dad, the community association director taps the microphone and makes an announcement.

He says, "Mr. Cohen is selfless indeed. He has donated all the profits from his son's cafe to Jared Leroy. He solved the biggest problem that Gavin Leroy's household is facing."

I think I must have heard him wrong. So the reason my accounts never added up was because my dad, Leonard Cohen, had given away my cafe's profits.

But Dad straightens himself and says to me, "Gavin once saved my life, Hugh. Now, his family can't even afford the rent.