AT FAMILY DINNER, I ACCIDENTALLY SAW MY MOTHER AND SISTER USING MY FAKE SIGNATURE TO ACCESS THE TRUST FUND. I JUST SMILED AND LISTENED — NONE OF THEM KNOWING THAT THESE ACCOUNTS HAD JUST $1 LEFT AND A RED ALERT… GAME OVER…

I lifted the salad bowl onto the table and smiled as if I had noticed nothing at all.

“Need anything else?” I asked.

My mother’s fingers flattened over the napkin on top of the papers. “No, sweetheart. Just relax.”

Relax.

The word nearly made me laugh.