Chapter 8 - The Golden Child's Fall
The fallout was catastrophic for the Sterling family.
Without my income, David couldn't afford to pay the mortgage on a new place. The eviction notice went through, and they were forced to move into a cramped, two-bedroom apartment in a bad part of town.
Margaret’s knee replacement surgery was permanently cancelled because she couldn't afford the out-of-pocket costs without my premium insurance.
But the poetic justice came from Jackson, the golden child.
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David’s older brother, the deadbeat who had dumped Jackson on us, refused to take him back. Now living in poverty, Margaret couldn't buy Jackson his video games, his expensive sneakers, or his pizzas. Jackson, a teenager raised with zero boundaries or respect, turned his entitlement entirely onto them.
The police were called to their apartment twice because Jackson was throwing violent tantrums, smashing what little furniture they had left. The monster Margaret had created by enabling him was finally tearing her life apart.
