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Emergency Fund

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By Katherine BodgerPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read
Emergency Fund
Photo by Travis Essinger on Unsplash

Because he travelled, Dad made sure I knew a three thousand dollar emergency fund was in a box under his bed.

Part of me knew he wouldn’t return from his latest trip, and his fatal stroke guaranteed it. Staring at the twenty thousand dollars I found in the fund, I wondered if he knew it too.

Short Story

About the Creator

Katherine Bodger

I’ve always loved to write. Whether or not I’m any good, well, that’s for others to decide.

I have poetry published her and plays published on my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@katiebodger4731?si=J-UDomHWcXp2zOho

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