When Hope Arrived, Everything Changed

even thinking, I transferred her $300.

It wasn’t a huge amount, but it was enough to keep them afloat for another week.

She broke down crying when she realized what I’d done. “We’ll pay you back,” she insisted immediately.

“Don’t worry about it,” I said.

But after we hung up, I sat alone in my apartment staring at my own bills spread across the table. continue reading …