She Promised to Pay Me Back. Three Years Later, I Realized the Truth About My Sister. – Page 6

When She Asked for Help Again, I Had My Answer

Two weeks later, my phone rang again.

Lisa.

Her voice cracked with emotion. “Ivy, they’re taking everything. I don’t know who else to turn to. Could you help me? Just a little? Just to get by?”

My heart squeezed. But I remembered the ache of the past three years.

“Lisa,” I said quietly, “you still owe me $25,000.”

“But I have nothing now,” she whispered.

“I know,” I replied. “That’s how I felt for three years.”

After I hung up, I didn’t feel angry.

I felt peace.

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