Gemotions

The DNA results were a punch to the gut. Sarah, the name she had always used, belonged to someone else. Her parents, in their supposed love, had woven a web of deceit. An ugly bitterness began to gnaw at her. She would make them pay.

She knew their financial situation. She knew they lived lavishly, while her biological family struggled. She methodically researched the family’s finances, their tax returns, their investments.

She created a fake profile and used her mother’s maiden name to apply for a credit card. Then, when she had everything, she maxed it out.