My Family Charged Maui To My Card While I Slept

I don’t know what I thought.”

My mouth tasted like pennies.

“What year?”

“2013 maybe.”

I closed my eyes.

That was the year a collections letter came to my dorm and Mom told me it was a scam. She took it home “to handle it.” I had thanked her.

Actually thanked her.

Pam said, “I’m sorry, kiddo.”

I didn’t say it was okay.

Because it wasn’t.

Five O’Clock Again

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