At Brunch My Mother Called Me Useless Until I Canceled Twelve Thousand Dollars And Everything Changed

did the math automatically. It was one of the ways I kept myself calm.

“That sounds lovely,” I said, meaning it. “You two deserve a nice vacation.”

“We thought so too,” my father said. “We worked hard. Time to enjoy it.”

Jeffrey looked at me then, really looked at me, and something cruel moved through his expression. “Must be nice. Some of us had to work continue reading …