my car. I dump the files on my seat and stare at the dash for a
 
 long time before I finally slip my key in and head home.
 
 Chapter 18
 
 Stephanie
 
 I’ve pretty much always looked at my parents having money
 
 as being really annoying. That sounds bad. I don’t mean it that
 
 way. I’m happy for them. I’m happy that all the work they put
 
 into the company paid off and all their dreams came true. I’m
 
 happy that they can have nice things. I’m happy they don’t
 
 have to struggle. I’m thankful that my brother and I have
 
 always been looked after, even before they had money.
 
 My brother and I went to a regular school. It was a nice
 
 school, but it wasn’t private or boarding school or anything
 
 like that. My parents lived most of their lives not having
 
 money, like everyone else, and they stayed like regular people
 
 after. They didn’t go all out and buy a mansion a
 
 nd super
 
 expensive things. They did take us for good vacations after we
 
 had extra. They did eventually get a nicer house that they had
 
 built just how they wanted. They did eventually upgrade their
 
 cars to sensible, yet expensive sedans. My mom isn’t big into
 
 designer brands, but she did start wearing more expensive
 
 clothes that fit her better. Spending more on shoes. We all
 
 benefited from it. We got sent to camps that I know we never
 
 would have been able to go to.
 
 I love that money gave us the opportunity to
 
 experience so many different things we wouldn’t have been
 
 able to otherwise. I guess I just started getting annoyed with it
 
 when I was older and realized that people treat you differently.
 
 That people usually have an angle. That people often want