My Father Tossed a Blue Savings Passbook into the Mud at Cedar Ridge

“You stole my savings,” I said.

“I’m protecting our family assets,” Gregory said.

“You were clearly planning to waste it on lawyers trying to cause trouble for us.”

“My car broke down today,” I said.

“The engine is completely ruined, and I have no way to get to work.”

“That sounds like a personal problem,” Dustin said from the SUV.

I looked at my half-brother.

He smiled and jingled his keys again.