The doctor didn’t hesitate.
“Severe malnutrition,” he said gently.
“You need treatment. And rest.”
I knew what that meant.
Bills I couldn’t pay.
For the first time in five years, I thought about the card.
It’s only three thousand dollars, I told myself. But maybe it will get me through a few days.The Bank Visit That Changed Everything
The next morning, I went to a local bank branch downtown.
My hands trembled as I slid the card across the counter to the young teller.
“I’d like to withdraw everything,” I said quietly.
In my mind, I was already counting small bills, planning how long they might last.
The teller typed.
Then she stopped.
She stared at the screen longer than felt normal.
Finally, she looked up at me, her eyes wide with confusion.
“Ma’am…” she said slowly.
“The balance is not three thousand dollars.”
My heart jumped.
“Then… how much is there?”
She printed a statement and gently pushed it toward me.
I looked down.
$987,400.
Nearly one million dollars.
The numbers blurred as my vision filled with tears.
I checked again.
They didn’t change.
“Who deposited this?” I whispered.
She turned the screen so I could see.
One name appeared again and again.
Monthly deposits.
Every single month.
For five years.
Howard.
The Man I Thought I Hated
I walked home in silence.
That night, I didn’t sleep.
I lay staring at the ceiling, memories replaying themselves in a new light.
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