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Ruth heard the car door and knew Victor had already talked . He came up the stairs with his son behind him , both of them looking as if the matter was already closed . The rooms over the shop were full of boxes . Victor wanted those rooms for the boy . He had told Ruth that morning , out by the bins , as if the other owner were a detail . She wanted the decision made in the room . When Samir bought in , they agreed the building was not a father's gift to give away beside the rubbish . If Victor could hand the rooms over before the meeting , the agreement was only words they used when it was easy . Samir was already at the table . He had the storage key in his hand , the way he held it on delivery days . He looked at the son , then at Victor . " We are not here for a tour , " Ruth said . Victor smiled , the wide one he used when he wanted a room to relax . " We are here because it is done . Tomas needs a place . The rooms are wasted on boxes . I have told him he can have them . I am informing you . " " You are informing us in front of him , " Ruth said , " so that a no sounds like an insult . " Tomas shifted his weight . He looked sorry to be the proof . Samir put the key on the table . " The boxes are the shop , " he said . " If they leave , I need to know where the stock goes . That is the conversation . Not a notice . " Victor's smile thinned . " You will talk this into nothing . Someone has to decide . " " Someone is not you alone , " Ruth said . " Not since Samir sat at this table . If you want the rooms for Tomas , ask . Here . Without the answer already in his pocket . " She thought Victor would laugh and take the point by volume , the way he did when the shop was only his . He looked at his son . The finished look on both their faces cracked . Tomas spoke first . " I can wait outside , " he said . " Stay if you want , " Ruth said . " Just do not let him use you as the answer . " Victor sat down . He did not look at either of them . " I am asking , " he said . " Can Tomas have the rooms ? " Samir did not answer yet . Ruth opened the book she kept for these meetings . The page was blank . She wrote the question at the top and turned the book so both men could read it . The key stayed on the table . Nobody picked it up .
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