My Uncle Borrowed Money And Disappeared Repeatedly Until He Needed My Help And I Gave One Final Answer

“A lot,” he said. “I know it’s a lot. I’m going to pay you back, I swear—”

“Twelve thousand dollars,” I said. “Over three and a half years. Four separate requests. Four times you used my father’s name or my grandmother’s memory to get me to say yes. Four times you promised repayment and disappeared.”

Silence.

“I know,” he said quietly.

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