“Dad, you can’t possibly be serious right now! Please tell me this is a lie,” Sadie cried into her phone, her eyes watery with unshed tears.She felt like she could barely breathe and was numb all over; she hoped this was all a dream.Her hands were almost pale white, clinging to the grimy three-year-old phone in a tight grip.She was barely making enough to replace the cracked screen after it had met with horrid accidents ever since she began fending for herself with part-time jobs.She thought she could do it all on her own after returning to the States, but right now her father’s gambling habits were ruining her life.“What do you want, Sadie? What is it this time? You’re the reason I call to grumble and complain,” her father, James Landry, said over the line, and Sadie saw red.“My college fund, Dad—it’s empty. You know I have to enroll in college in less than a month, and all my college funds you swore you would never touch—”“Look, I was in a tough pickle, okay? Jesus, you are s
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