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

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She was right.

I had lost the love of my life because I couldn’t say no to them.

I wasn’t going to lose myself, too.

I walked back to the phone. I didn’t text back. I didn’t call back.

I turned the phone off completely.

Power down.

The screen went black.

The silence returned.

But this time, it wasn’t scary.

It was defiant.

I went into my bedroom. I crawled continue reading …