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

over the years about “what will be yours one day if you children stay close.”

They treated future money like a leash.

Not enough to change your life. Enough to keep you from testing theirs.

I didn’t answer.

Monday morning, I got to work at 7:30, badge-swiped through the gray glass doors, and found Kelly sitting in her car two spaces over from mine with continue reading …