Tag: rich

  • Brutal

    I never knew brutal until I left my parents’ house for the very first time.  Until that very moment, I never considered that every family didn’t have a housekeeper, a chauffeur, and a chef on call at all hours.  I didn’t know everyone didn’t have an extra vacation house or two.  When I finally went…

  • Space

    “I need my own space,” I whispered to myself as I watched Amy throw her clothes all over the room.  I knew exactly where her keys were, but if she had kept her side of the room clean, she wouldn’t be in this spot.    “I need to go, I need to go, I need to…

  • Only Desire

    My only desire was to get out of town as soon as possible.  I needed a fresh start and with my history in Phoenix, I knew nothing here would change.  The reach of my ex-boyfriend was as wide as he was rich.  Growing up in a middle-class family, I had never had access to private planes and the nicest…