Ava: The shared look on their faces was enough to make me burst into a fresh round of laughter. I had said that intentionally, even mentioned the specific amount just to see how they would react, and it was totally worth it. I knew that Scott didn’t have my money, or at least it was no longer in my name or account. Like gluttons they’d robbed me of every penny and like a total fool, I’d let them. They never had to think twice about it because I never asked for my money. In my past life, he’d assured me that my money was safely kept in my account, ready for me whenever I wanted it. But I had no use for money back then after all. He provided my every need; the food I barely ate, the rags he got me as clothes, and the imaginary places I went because obviously I was successfully persuaded not to go anywhere because that would remind me of the trauma I’d gone through and besides, why go anywhere that could serve as a distraction to my writing? Eventually, when the lie couldn’t hold w
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