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

dare you speak to your father that way.”

“I learned from the best.”

I hung up.

My hand shook afterward. Not in a brave-movie way. In an annoying, practical way. I had to set my phone on the desk because I couldn’t trust my grip.

Ten minutes later, my aunt Sharon called.

My mother’s younger sister.

I almost didn’t answer, but Sharon isn’t a flying monkey continue reading …