“When I heard she left you the money.

I felt ashamed of it, but I was angry.

Not because I needed it.

Because I worried her whole life was becoming a story about a man who received a fortune.”

“I worried about that too,” I said.

“So promise me something.

When people ask you about her, tell them she was annoying.

Tell them she cheated at card games and hid the television remote when she didn’t like what Dad was watching.