Chapter 7 - The Bicycles
Barbara didn't miss the subtle, panicked eye movement. Her gaze immediately followed her mother’s line of sight through the glass doors.
Sitting on the snowy back patio, gleaming in the bright morning sunlight, were two brand-new, top-of-the-line mountain bicycles. They were easily worth two hundred and fifty dollars a piece.
Sitting on the floor next to Clara’s two sons were the matching, expensive bicycle helmets.
Barbara’s heart pounded against her ribs as the sickening realization washed over her. Her own mother hadn't just given Alina a broken piece of trash to punish her. She had actively stolen five hundred dollars meant for her three-year-old granddaughter and used it to buy lavish gifts for Clara’s children instead.
Clara realized exactly what Barbara was looking at. With a sudden, panicked movement, Clara abruptly stepped directly in front of the patio doors, trying to block Barbara’s view of the bicycles.
"They... they were on sale!" Clara blurted out, her sleek blonde hair flying over her shoulder as she tried to cover for their crime. "Mom bought them on credit!"
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"You're pathetic," Barbara whispered, staring at her older sister with absolute disgust.
👉 How will Barbara confront the toxic family now that their disgusting theft has been exposed?
