Three Bags of Cashews and a Dishonest Sister In Law at the Wedding

bakery deposit,” I said, lifting a heavy box of cashews onto the counter. The box had cost seventy-five dollars, leaving my checking account nearly empty.

“You look pale, Mom,” Clara said, stopping her spatula mid-air. She twirled a strand of her dark hair around her finger, her eyes scanning my face. “Your hands are dry from the flour.”

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