A Cup of Expired Medicine Killed a Family

That day, when my father, Hoyt, developed a high fever, my grandmother, Haley, retrieved an eight-year expired fever-reducing medicine from the cupboard.

When I saw this, I poured the medicine down the drain.

When Haley discovered what I did, she angrily slapped and scolded me for being wasteful.

When my mother, Jane, returned and learned of my actions, she reprimanded me for not caring for Hoyt and punished me.

Later, to fund my brother Jake's wedding, my parents decided to marry me off to a local bachelor, Lawson, for money.