He hadn’t repaid them.
I finally had documentation supporting what Mom had feared.
Part 5: The father who never apologized
When Ray received the attorney’s letter, he called immediately.
“Thomas! What is this supposed to be?”
“Diane owns the lake property. You were told not to build there.”
“This is ridiculous. That land has always belonged to our family.”
“The deed says otherwise.”
He became furious.
“I’ve spent forty thousand dollars preparing this wedding!”
“Then you shouldn’t have spent it on property you don’t own.”
Me habló del pabellón, el depósito de catering y el dinero que había pedido prestado contra su casa.
Then his tone changed.
“This is about what happened when you were a kid, isn’t it?”
I stared at the wall.
“You mean when you abandoned me on a dirt road?”
“I was trying to toughen you up!”
There it was.
