Rocket’s First Visit
The future began with a knock at the door.
Sylvia, my wife of 16 years, wanted a life of excitement and nothing I did was enough to satisfy her insatiable appetite for adventure. She demanded lavish vacations, dream houses in exotic locations, sex acts I wasn’t inclined to perform. I was only focused on the future, not the present. The pandemic changed that. We had been saving since I began my career as an accountant and Sylvia insisted it would be a perfect oppor...