The Lookoff
Gail always dreamed of living a life of carefree adventure. As a child, she drifted off in class at the thought of never having work of any kind hanging over her head with only new explorations on her docket. Of course, these dreams became too far out of reach after Gail realized her family barely resided in middle-class terroritory. So, instead, she dreamed of a life of moderate comfort and security. Her bills would be paid, her credit score would be top-notch, she’d own a sizeable house without a mortgage, and she promised herself that she would remain debt-free. After graduating from university with substantial student debt and a degree in the arts, Gail concluded that a future involving financial security was also unrealistic. Still, she’d continued hoping that a lump sum of cash would fall into her lap, enough to free her from her binding debts and troubles. But as she currently sits in a cushioned chair in a frigid office, opposite a lawyer, she never imagined cash would come to her this way.
