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cnu-When I woke up from spinal surgery, I expected to see my parents waiting beside my hospital bed with flowers and tears, but instead a trust attorney stood at the foot of the bed and said, “Celestine, your parents transferred $31,247.83 out of your grandmother’s educational trust while you were under anesthesia” — and when he showed me the text my mother sent at 9:39 a.m., the seven words were colder than the operating room: “Do it now while she can’t check.”

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class notes, fuzzy socks, and a fury she was trying to keep off her face.

She failed.

“I’m going to say one thing,” she announced, setting the bag down. “Then I will be supportive and calm.”

I braced myself.

“Your parents are human termites.”

Jackie, who was adjusting my IV, made a choking sound and pretended to cough.

I laughed, then immediately regretted continue reading …

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