My Uncle Borrowed Money And Disappeared Repeatedly Until He Needed My Help And I Gave One Final Answer

like an accusation.

“I gave you seven thousand dollars,” I said. “None of it came back.”

Silence. Then: “Things got complicated.”

“Things always get complicated with you, Uncle Rick.”

He hung up.

I sat with the phone in my hand for a moment, feeling the specific mix of guilt and clarity that comes from saying a true thing to someone who didn’t want to hear continue reading …