I Had To Pay The Balance

Summary

My mother-in-law, Mabel Grath, always liked me to arrange family trips.

But she only transferred a small fraction of the cost. She called it a “deposit.”

“I’m just following what you young people do with deposits. It’s not like I’m going to skip out on the rest.”

After the trip, however, she never mentioned the rest of the payment again.

I did not really mind. I quietly paid out of my own pocket for five-star hotels and luxury meals every time.

Then one day, my husband’s sister, Marlene Grath, dropped a sarcastic comment in the family group chat.