What she never knew was that the card's real credit line was a hundred million.
My phone buzzed. Several messages from Alex, all on WhatsApp.
First, a photo of him and Adeline together, posing intimately.
Then a string of voice messages: "Hey buddy, real sorry about your situation. You're in way too deep, and I can't help you. But I hear delivering food pays decent. Might help you chip away at that debt."
"Plus all that running around might help you build some stamina, if you know what I mean. Adeline says you're useless in bed. That's why she came to me."
I didn't get angry. I laughed. "I never treated you badly. This is how you repay me?"
Alex burst out laughing. "Man, I thought you were actually some rich kid. That's the only reason I ever hung around you!"
"If I'd known you were just some loser borrowing from loan sharks to play big shot, I wouldn't have given you the time of day."
I didn't bother responding. I blocked him.
The next morning, I went home to grab a few things before heading back to the hospital to be with my mother.
The moment I opened the front door, there they were. Adeline, Peggy, and Alex, standing in my living room like they owned the place.