The letter from the attorney sat on my kitchen table, its official envelope making my stomach tighten as I wondered what my former neighbor could possibly have left behind. For nearly a year, I had lent her money whenever she came knocking, sometimes asking for $50 and other times needing $100 to get through another difficult stretch. She always thanked me sincerely and promised to repay every dollar as soon as she could. I never kept a formal contract or demanded interest because I believed we were helping each other as neighbors should. But the months passed, the unpaid amounts…CONTINUE READING
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