One Digit Short
The truth was laid bare for everyone to see.
Susan had a habit of dropping a digit when sending me money.
Convinced that I had been pocketing the change, the family fell silent in the face of the truth.
Only Summer remained in disbelief. She kept shuffling through the papers.
Failing to find the evidence against me, Summer hurled the documents aside and snapped, her finger up my nose.
“For all we know, the bills could be faked.
“What if you edit the screenshots to flip the story around?
“It makes no sense that Mom would send you the wrong amount each time. Once or twice is a thing, but don’t tell me, you have been topping up the difference.”