They Uninvited Me For Christmas—So I Pulled The Funding

was an audio file attached.

I pressed play.

Carlen’s voice came through first, clipped and cold.

“She’s so calculating. Everything she does feels like she wants applause for being decent.”

Then Dolores.

“She’s not really family. She’s just… convenient.”

Laughter. Actual laughter.

Then Byron—my cousin who works at a bank.

“Don’t stir the pot. Keep her on the continue reading …