Very Rich
I was the ultimate Cinderella: a girl who married into a wealthy family.
A drone proposal captivated the whole city. After the wedding, I was showered with designer goods, and my in-laws gave me a million dollars a month in spending money.
My best friend, Sasha Lane, married the poorest man. She counted every penny, while her husband came home drenched in sweat from the construction site each day.
Her eyes often filled with tears as she said, "Shayla, I wish I could have a life like yours."
I smiled and said nothing.
Then she made a wish to the genie in a magic lamp, and we really did swap souls.
She cried as she apologized to me.
"I'm sorry. I can't bear living with a man like him in that tiny, run-down apartment. I can't bear going to the market every day to pick through vegetables no one else wants."
At the end, she was smiling.
"But you're different, Shayla. You're just an orphan. You don't deserve a life like this."
With that, she climbed into the luxury car without looking back.
I stood where I was and laughed until I cried.
She didn't know I spent every day on my knees with a dog bowl in front of me.
She didn't know my husband slept around, or that I'd contracted HIV.
And she had no idea I couldn't spend a cent from that million-dollar bank card.
I wiped away my tears and walked toward the 215-square-foot rental she was so desperate to escape.
I opened the door. A plate of spaghetti sat on the table, still steaming.