The Approval System
Flowers After DuskBiasHypocrisyRegretFamily EmotionsPlot TwistsFeel-Good Story
I had not asked my mother for money in three months.
She thought I had finally learned to be a good, obedient son and, in a rare act of mercy, sent me a message.
"I already had Calvin pay the registration fee. Learn to be more sensible from now on. Stop thinking about scamming money from the family.
"I know your dad is having a hard time right now, but since you chose to stay with me, you need to be on the same side as me."
When she said this, she did not yet know that I had already transferred my in-state residency out.
No one believed that I, Miles Hart, who appeared on the surface to be the young master of a wealthy family, had a closet filled entirely with clothes bought before my p