Richard heard her.
He just smiled and said,
“You will receive exactly what you deserve.”
Seniors & Retirement
I pretended those words didn’t bother me.
And for a while, I told myself that I didn’t care what anyone thought.
Because the truth was, I liked comfort.
I liked waking up without asking if the electricity bill was paid.
I liked buying food without looking at my bank account first.
I liked the warm house, the quiet mornings and the feeling that, for once in my life, I was not a bad week away from losing everything.
Funeral & Bereavement
But Richard was nice to me.
Kinder than I had expected.