At Brunch My Mother Called Me Useless Until I Canceled Twelve Thousand Dollars And Everything Changed

for December. Two weeks on Maui. Jeffrey and his girlfriend will join us.”

“I’ve never been to Hawaii,” I said quietly.

My mother waved her hand like the thought was mildly inconvenient. “You’re welcome to come if you can get the time off. The resort is quite expensive. Twenty-five hundred per person, not including airfare.”

Twelve thousand minimum. I continue reading …