The day after Thanksgiving, Dan went to the tree lot, ready to go to work. But something had changed. He had changed. Without Angela in his life, it was as if the light in his life was gone. The day of the robbery, with Angela, he had finally awoken after a long slumber. But now, he was just going through the motions again, trying to salvage what was left of his life.

The sale of the cabin had gone through pretty quickly. Dan had been able to put down a sizable down payment, which made the monthly payments affordable. In fact, he could work nearly anywhere and make the payments....