Divorced With His Heir In My Belly
Priya sighed, a long, weary sound, and swiped it again.
Same beep. Same flat, indifferent sound.
"I have another one." I was already digging through my bag for my personal card, not the joint account. The one with only my name on it, the one I hadn't touched in years because I had never needed to. My fingers found it and I held it out and I was aware, distantly, that my hand was not entirely steady.
Priya swiped it.
Beep.
"I’m sorry, ma'am. Both cards are dead," Priya said, finally looking up. Her eyes full of irritation, like I was wasting her time. "It says Closed by Issuer. Do you have cash?"