The Price of Empathy: A Love Story Built on Lies
Language: en
My boyfriend had depression. His medication and therapy sessions cost thousands of dollars every month. To pay for his treatment, I worked day and night, juggling freelance illustration commissions and running food deliveries. My friends all warned me to be careful of working myself to death. Until one day, I snagged a lucrative delivery run to a high-end gated community. I respectfully handed the premium, $2,500 Japanese takeout order to the customer with both hands. When I looked up, I saw my boyfriend—who was supposed to be at his therapy session—standing in the doorway, looking at…