Not scraping by. A position with benefits, respect, and a future that stretched beyond my next paycheck.
As my life took an unexpected upswing, Daniel’s luck went the opposite way.
Word got around fast in our small town.
Apparently, Daniel had been arrested trying to skip town while dodging old debts.
Gambling debts, from what I heard.
That’s where our dream fund would have gone if he hadn’t accidentally left it behind.
“Karma doesn’t wait long,” Marcus said when I told him the story. “Some people create their own prisons.”
He was right.
While Daniel dealt with lawyers and handcuffs, I stood in my new office, looking out at a city full of possibilities.
I still had the dream fund, sitting in a new lockbox in my apartment. And now, I had a whole new dream to chase.
Sometimes the person who breaks your heart is just clearing the way for the life you were meant to live.
