My Love Came With An Invoice

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My Love Came With An Invoice

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Abstract

Every single breath I took in that house had a price tag.

Fifty cents for a glass of juice. A dollar for a hot shower.

On the afternoon of my tenth birthday, I emptied my pockets of the sticky, crumpled dollar bills and silver coins I’d earned from hauling bags of crushed soda cans to the recycling center.

"Dad, I want to buy a slice of birthday cake. No frosting, just the plain sponge. Is one dollar enough?"

My father, Richard, looked down at me, his brow furrowing in distaste. "It's two dollars. If you don't have the money, you go hungry. It builds character. It teaches you independence.

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