Every morning, a little boy stood at the bus stop and watched the school bus drive away.
Every morning.
Same time.
Same bus.
Same mistake.
At first, I thought he was just careless.
Then I noticed something strange...
MY GRANDMA & ME 😂 — EP. 1
Me: Grandma, I think I finally found someone special.
Grandma: What's their name?
Me: Charles.
Grandma: Do they have a job?
Me: Grandma…
Grandma: Do they have a car?
Me: Why does that matter?
Grandma: Because butterflies don't pay rent.
Me: You really don't believe in love, do you?
Grandma: I believe in love. I just don't believe in unemployed love.
In the spring of 2022, I lent my boyfriend, Jude, $5,700.
He called me on a Tuesday night sounding completely overwhelmed.
His car had broken down, and without it, he couldn't get to work. The mechanic had diagnosed a major problem and wouldn't release the car until the repair was paid for.
Jude promised me he'd repay everything within three months.
I believed him.
I had some money sitting in my savings account, and at the time, helping him didn't feel like a financial decision.
It felt like love.
So I transferred the money.
He picked up his car two days later.
For the first month, everything seemed normal.
Then came the excuses...
My neighbour offered me £400,000 for my house.
I refused.
Then he offered £1 million.
That's when I became suspicious.
He wasn't interested in the house.
He was interested in what was underneath it...