My Parents Called Me At 2 A.M. On Christmas Eve Screaming For $20,000 …

said.

“I’m proud of me, too,” I admitted.

My phone was on the counter.

I picked it up. I went to my blocked contacts list. I scrolled past Mom, Dad, Tanner, Skyler.

I didn’t unblock them. I didn’t check if they had tried to call.

I just looked at the names and felt detached.

They were just characters in a story I used to live in.

I put the phone down and continue reading …