I Asked the Waiter for One Change, and My Brother Finally Choked

once, ugly and short. “You can’t do that.”

“I already did.”

Dad looked stunned. “How much?”

“After the last withdrawal for Janine’s birthday spa weekend, fourteen thousand and change.”

Janine turned slowly toward Mom this time.

“My spa weekend?”

Mom started, “Well, your birthday was during such a hard season and we all agreed – “

“We did not all agree,” I continue reading …