They Spent My Money Overnight And Came Back Like Nothing Happened

for greed.

Then I laughed.

Not nervous. Not polite. A real laugh, sharp enough to freeze all three of them where they stood.

My father reached for the remote and muted the television.

Vanessa’s smile faltered. “What’s so funny?”

I stood, closed my book, and placed it on the table.

“The trip,” I said. “You mean the one you took using a federally monitored continue reading …