Love Like This

Chapter 24

The letter went on to note what she received on her last paper and test assignments. Quickly she scanned the letter until she got to the end.

Due to your rapid success in the program, we must request that you send in the final payment before we send you the last of your lessons. The amount of $1000 is needed to complete this process. This cost also contains your graduating certificates and references needed, plus the rest of the supplies and books.

Where was she going to get that kind of money from? She only had eight hundred saved because she didn't expect to finish the course so quickly. Marvin would know if she tried to get any money and she didn't want to get thrown in a closet again for taking any money like she did before even though the check was in her name. Marvin wasn't stupid when it came to money matters and he kept track of every dime that went in and out of the house and business.

#### Getting in on her shift the next day, she looked over the books while the other cashier ran the window. As usual, Marvin had been making withdrawals out the bank account and this made her short on supplies. His withdrawals were becoming larger and larger, so she decided to pay off the bills two months in advance writing a note that something had bounced due to his withdrawals and payments were requested like this until after the New Year. Nanna had said she was drawing up new power attorney papers and would make her sole heir.