Unpayable Debt Novels & Stories

Two hours later, I wanted to bang my head against the desk. The company wasn’t just tired. It was dying. “Jesus Christ,” I muttered under my breath, flipping through another financial statement. Red numbers everywhere. The next file was worse. Debt. So much debt it looked like a horror movie script. Payrolls unpaid for months. Vendors chasing them down. Loans stacked on loans. The staff owed salaries that totaled nearly a million dollars. I leaned back, massaging my temple. So this was what Lucien meant when he said “make it yours.”

"Why should we pay off that trash's debt?" "That man is useless. If we pay for his debt today, everyone will come here to collect from us. There would not be an end to it!" Immediately, Darryl smiled and said, "Young Miss, you're right. I should pay my own debt." 'Huh?' Everyone, including Old Master Stanford and the crowd, was shocked. That man wanted to pay for his debt? Did he even have any money?

Taking a deep breath, I looked at the clipboard and tried to read it quickly. My eyes were immediately drawn to one section. Any restoration fee and unpaid bills for being frozen form your life debt and will be paid for by your sponsor. Until this fee is paid back you will be the responsibility of your sponsor. You will work for them and live with them until you have covered the debt, any interest accrued at a reasonable rate, and any further expenses your sponsor incurs while taking care of you. At any point, your sponsor is at liberty to sell on your debt. Any buyer would then become your new sponsor.

Five million dollars that didn’t belong to survival anymore. For the first time in years, she allowed herself to think of it differently. Not as debt math. As space. Space to build. The startup idea she had been carrying quietly for months stopped feeling like imagination when she placed it next to that number. It wasn’t a dream anymore. It was a line item that almost worked. Almost stable. Almost real. The problem had never been the idea. It had always been what came before it. The debt ate everything before anything else could exist.

She could have borrowed from her friends if their debt was really small, but they owe seven figures for God’s sake. She approached them and whispered. “We had a million peso debt.” “A million pesos dept?!” Marylex and Shanaia said in unison, still in shock. Marylex almost drops her wallet. “Your Dad owes that much?!” “Yeah! Mom and I had no idea that he had such a large debt.” Shanaia shook her head. “That’s a huge amount. Even if you sell your organs on the black market, it still won’t reach one million.”

Uncle said. “I am sure Mr.Michael won’t do anything to you both. He must be just saying it emotionally.” I said. “It’s not just about that. We have debts and Mr.Michael said he will pay those.” Aunty said. “My dad will help you guys and I am not going to do anything for you both.” I said stubbornly. “The debt is ten crores and your dad need to sell his company to clear that.” Uncle said. I looked at them shocked. ‘Ten crores’ how could anyone have that much debt.

“I haven’t donated in a while. Just let me do this. You know I’m still drowning in Dad’s loan…” She swallowed hard. “The loan shark’s gonna start calling again, and I don’t know what else to do. This is an emergency, and the pay would really help. If I could just get that money…” Maxwell exhaled slowly, his shoulders sinking. He knew her situation—probably better than anyone. The unpaid medical bills for her mom. Her dad’s leftover debt hung over her like a storm. Taking care of her older sister’s kids. Helping her younger sister through college.

“The total debt here amounts to 800,000 dollars. “And this is what the deceased repaid during her lifetime. Take a look and see if you have any issues with it.” Matthew took the unpaid bill and stared at the bank transfer records on the table. He froze for a moment, visibly stunned. “How could this be? I already repaid all the company’s debts. How could she still owe this?” he murmured in disbelief. “And why is she the one repaying all of these debts alone? What about the Stark family? Didn’t they help her?”

said the Lord, in effect, "if you see these things that now have occurred and exist in this and other countries, there must be a constant scattering of wealth in any country if this country is to survive." "Then," said the Lord, in effect, "every seventh year there shall be a remission of debts; there will be no debts after seven years." That was the law. Now, let us take America today. We have in American today, ladies and gentlemen, $272 billion of debt. Two hundred and seventy-two thousand millions of dollars of debts are owed by the various people of this country today. Why, my friends, that cannot be paid. It is not possible for that kind of debt to be paid.

Maybe both. The deeper I dig, the worse it gets. Marco Moretti owes money to some very unpleasant people. The kind who don't accept payment plans. The kind who make problems disappear, permanently. I stare at the screen, watching the numbers add up. Debt upon debt upon debt. The man's drowning, and from the looks of these recent credit reports, he's still thrashing around, making it worse.