Ashley walked into the house. “Hey mom," she said dryly.
“Ash, did you get paid yet?”
“No mother"
“Why is that?”
Ashley already had an emotionally exhausting day; the last thing she needed was to engage with her mother.
“I get paid weekly, mother."
"Well, the bills are daily, so how do you intend to foot them?”
"Mother, when my pay comes, I promise I will start paying all our bills that are due."
Her mother grabbed the bag in her hand.
“Mother!” she cried out.
She rummaged through it, tossing everything out.
"What's wrong with you, mother?" You're making a mess." I tried to grab my things from her. "Give me back my bag!”
She stopped when it seemed she had found what she wanted. “If you don’t get paid daily, whose money is this then?”
“I was gifted this by the kind
