My Sister Brought My Mother’s Bank Statement to My Door

I love Aunt Marcy in the way you love a smoke alarm. Loud. Annoying. Correct at the worst times.

“What the hell did your mother do?” she said.

No hello.

I sent her the papers.

At 12:19, Uncle Jim texted: Jesus Christ.

At 12:31, Terrance called Denise. She put him on speaker too, because apparently that was our new family hobby.

“I didn’t know,” he said.

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