Margo's Got Money Troubles

by Rufi Thorpe

The faker things seem the more intrigued we are by them—that

I had more money than I’d ever had in my life, yet somehow it never seemed to be enough.

“But all that time,” Jinx said, still not looking at her, “I was secretly here. And all my energy has gone into this. I feel like I never really experienced the other stuff at all, it was kind of reflected on the surface around me.”

even though there were so many things we wanted and couldn’t have, were the lucky ones, and Jinx, who always did exactly what he wanted no matter who it hurt, had never managed to enjoy his life.

love was supposed to come from within me, and that as long as I loved others, the strength and warmth of that love would fill me, make me strong.