I had noticed the pattern.
I had never imagined it could lead here.
“Why didn’t you ask me for help?”
I whispered.
Kayla laughed bitterly through her tears.
“Because you’d have asked me what I did wrong.”
“I would have asked you what happened.”
“No, you would have given me a lecture about responsibility, then offered to help me make a budget.”
“Because I wanted you to be safe!”
“And I wanted you to look at me like I was worth saving without having to become another one of your projects!”
Her voice rang through the kitchen.
For a moment, neither of us spoke.
Then Andrew pointed at the loan application.
“Whatever happened between you and Marcus doesn’t explain this.”
Kayla looked away.
“I didn’t know the application would go through.”
“You used your sister’s personal information?”
“I only entered it!”
“That’s not an answer.”
