Riches in Ruins
It was Christmas Eve. Once again, my parents left me alone at home, chasing triple pay at work. However, after twenty years of the same lonely holiday, I couldn’t take it anymore. I didn’t want to sit in the quiet house by myself again, so I packed up some sandwiches and went to them.
What I didn’t expect was to see them stepping out of a luxury car, arms linked with a boy who looked about my age, laughing like they didn’t have a care in the world, heading straight into a five-star hotel.
“Mom, Dad, is it okay to leave Suzie all alone at home like that?”
My mom waved it off and said, “It’s fine. She’s used to it.”
My dad just brushed it off with a chuckle. “She’s nothing like you. You're