Father's Birthday Cake

Summary

My dad worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant, earning a measly $400 a month. My mom had bad legs, so she could only scrape by collecting trash.

When my academically-gifted younger brother was in middle school, they pulled him out of school and made him work to earn extra money so that they could afford to send me to the best school in the state.

I didn't let them down and aced my high school, becoming the top student in my state.

The day I got my SAT scores was also my birthday.