I Canceled the Money While They Were Still Watching the Ball Drop

You okay?

I stared at that one for a while.

Kelly and I had never been especially close. Not because I didn’t try. She’d learned early that survival in our house meant staying small and agreeable. She wasn’t cruel like Melissa could be, and she wasn’t controlling like our parents. She just disappeared into the wallpaper whenever things got tense.

I texted continue reading …