Stolen Prize Money
When I found out I'd won an $80,000 European vacation for two as a graduation prize, my Aunt Janice showed up at my house with my cousin, Kelsey Whitmore, who had always loved taking advantage of other people.
"Elise, your dad's in poor health and can't fly. Why don't you give the trip to Kelsey and her husband? You'd probably get lost traveling on your own anyway. We won't take it for free. We'll give you a nice cash gift."
Kelsey and her husband, Travis Connelly, had just gotten married and couldn't afford a honeymoon.
My hands shook with absolute fury as I crumpled that meager 200 bucks in my fist.
An $80,000 prize, and she expected to take all of it with a few casual words?
I smiled