After The Reunion My Account Was Empty And My Father Mocked Me Until The Door Swung Open

and your college applications, however they managed to pay for those things.

“You okay?” Maya asked.

I looked at the notification. I took a breath.

“Yeah,” I said, and meant it completely. “I really am.”

Down the hallway, a neighbor’s door slammed. The sound moved through the walls of the building, sharp and sudden, the kind of noise that used to make continue reading …