Mom Chose Her Cheating Husband over Me
Then, in the same manner she had once thrown cash onto my hospital bed, I pulled out ten 100-dollar bills and tossed them in her face.
"Here's a thousand dollars. That pays back your investment in my high school education in full."
With that, I turned around, slid into the passenger seat of Elliot's car, and left without looking back.
Even as we were driving away, I could hear Mom crying, "Alera! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry…"
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Elliot took me to an art gallery. The staff member immediately recognized him and carried a massive painting up to us.
He stepped forward and pulled the white veil on the canvas away. "I had this painted for you. Do you like it?"