That summer, Leo’s older sister had spent hours "feathering" his hair for his school picture, insisting he wear his favorite to complete the look. They had spent their evenings at the local cinema watching Empire of the Sun or arguing over whether the new Yes album, Big Generator , was actually good or just a "coked-out" mess.
Then came October. The air turned crisp, and the atmosphere in the house shifted overnight. On , a day that would forever be known as Black Monday , the stock market plummeted. Leo watched his father sit in the living room, the flickering light of the evening news reflecting off his glasses as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 500 points in a single day.
His father, a weary analyst at , had been coming home later than usual. The bull market that had defined the last five years was reaching a fever pitch, with the Dow hitting record highs. But in the quiet moments between the clicks of Leo’s mouse, there was a sense of unease.
That summer, Leo’s older sister had spent hours "feathering" his hair for his school picture, insisting he wear his favorite to complete the look. They had spent their evenings at the local cinema watching Empire of the Sun or arguing over whether the new Yes album, Big Generator , was actually good or just a "coked-out" mess.
Then came October. The air turned crisp, and the atmosphere in the house shifted overnight. On , a day that would forever be known as Black Monday , the stock market plummeted. Leo watched his father sit in the living room, the flickering light of the evening news reflecting off his glasses as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 500 points in a single day. That summer, Leo’s older sister had spent hours
His father, a weary analyst at , had been coming home later than usual. The bull market that had defined the last five years was reaching a fever pitch, with the Dow hitting record highs. But in the quiet moments between the clicks of Leo’s mouse, there was a sense of unease. The air turned crisp, and the atmosphere in