He Stole My College Fund For My Stepsister—So I Made Him Watch Me Win Without It

Before Mom passed away, she left a college fund for me. When I got accepted, I discovered the money was gone. Dad said he’d “borrowed” it to pay for my stepsister’s private school, claiming she “shows more potential” and the money was “better spent” on her. Livid, I flipped the script. A week later, Dad froze when I…

…told him I’d dropped out of college and was moving out.

That was only half true. I wasn’t giving up on school—I just wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction of watching me beg or grovel. I told him he’d made his choice, and now he could live with it. My hands were shaking, but my voice didn’t crack. He stared at me like I’d slapped him.

“Don’t be dramatic, Saira,” he said, like I hadn’t just watched him throw away everything Mom saved for me.

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