The Colleague Who Called Me Sister
Language: en
My coworker was heading overseas for a vacation and asked me to book her flight. "I'll transfer you the money in a bit," she said casually. I booked the ticket. It cost me two thousand dollars. I waited all day. No transfer came through. I nudged her about it. She replied, "I already sent it. Check again." I checked my Venmo, my PayPal, my bank accounts. I even counted the change in my digital wallet. Nothing. An hour before her flight was scheduled to take off, I canceled the ticket. She called me from the airport, screaming, "Are you insane?!" I replied calmly, "No money, no ticket." The…