At 6 A.M. My Daughter Texted Me About the Money She Took and Said She Was Gone for Good

and sat with me while I called my bank and cancelled every card and access I had ever extended to Lucy or Richard. The representative on the phone asked whether I had been the victim of fraud. I said yes. It was the most honest sentence I had spoken in years.

In the afternoon, messages continued to arrive. Lucy asking what was wrong with the money. continue reading …