I Let My Mother Think She’d Secured My Sister’s Wedding

the payment ledger, and one ugly note from accounting:

Deposit received by cashier’s check. Hold pending final signature.

Hold pending final signature.

Beautiful words.

At 6:03 I texted Darren.

You up?

A minute later: unfortunately

Need a favor.

When I told him the short version, he called right away.

“She took money from Emma?” he said.

“Yep.”

“Jesus.”

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