You Owe Me Two Lives

Summary

The day my mother was rushed into the intensive care unit, Jeff didn't lend me a single dime.

Instead, he said:

"My money is tied up in venture capital, Renee. I’m not throwing it into a bottomless pit."

"I sent you those links for low-interest personal loans. Figure it out."

I was crouching in the hospital stairwell, clutching the unpaid bill, when I heard him speaking on the phone near the window at the end of the hall.

"I just wired that million-dollar seed funding to your account."

"Don't worry if you lose it. Consider it a learning experience."