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The Ringo Effect
The annual Spring Fling is upon us!
CHAPTER 12
Since the funeral, Dahlia’s fury towards Richard has been the only thing to keep her going. It gives her the fuel she needs to fight. But Davinia’s big reveal on Christmas Day has crippled her. Now, the shame and humiliation she feels when talking with Maya and RJ is almost too much to bear.
“She’s lying, Mom. You know that,” RJ insists.
Dahlia pretends her eldest is lying, just as RJ says. It won’t be the first time Davinia has fabricated an outrageous story just to set off a shitstorm. But this time Dahlia knows that Davinia is telling the truth. She can deny it to the other kids, but not herself.
With her bank account dwindling at manic speed, Dahlia looks for other ways to pay the bills. Between footing the cost for Christmas, the food and utility bills much higher than usual with more people in the house, plus the mortgage payment and Maya’s quarterly tuition and monthly allowance, Dahlia is feeling the pinch again. The forty thousand she was sitting on just a few months ago did not stretch as far as she imagined it would.
She signs up on The RealReal website, fills out the application and begins selling her jewelry, designer handbags and other items from around the house. Crystal, sets of china, and knick-knacks…