My Parents Took the $22,000 Hawaii Trip I Paid For

sunscreens for the kids?”

There was a pause.

Then my mother said, “Oh, honey. We already went last week.”

At first, I thought I had misunderstood her.

“Went where?”

“To Hawaii,” she said.

My fingers tightened around the cup.

“The Hawaii trip?”

“Yes.”

“The Hawaii trip I paid for?”

Another pause.

This one was longer.

Then my father’s voice came through, farther continue reading …