At Dinner My Father Asked About A Monthly Allowance I Never Received And The Truth Fell Silent Across The Room

architecture of pride built around not needing things, and accepting help felt like a structural failure.

Then I thought about the supply closet and the orange juice and finishing the shift anyway.

I took the keys.

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