Mary tried calling her brother, but he was out of reach. What trouble are you in now, Dave? She thought to herself; scary and stupid thoughts clawed in her mind, and she shivered like a shot of sorrow impaled her. A temporary luxury of self-sympathy pulled her through. If she’d known she would have ended up broke anyway, she should’ve stopped cleaning her own room years ago and employed a maid. Dammit! This was way worse than she thought. Two years ago, her own life savings had been cleaned out by Jasper, and now, her own brother? What the hell was happening in her life? A girl could dream big, but really? She would have used it for her decent future, but now she has nothing. She was broke and could not even pay her bill. Or better yet, she should’ve spent extravagantly on parties, cloth

