Chapter 7 As the hospital bills piled up , the Millers were bleeding money fast . ] So they got desperate - tried to come after Sera to test her as a kidney match . Every day , they came screaming outside our old house , cussing and yelling like lunatics . ] But after the last mess , I'd already moved . [ ] Took my parents and Sera and started fresh in another town . ] That old house was empty . [ ] After a while , even the neighbors started questioning Imogene's story . ] They got tired of the circus . ] The Millers had always been bullies , and when folks called them out , they'd just scream louder . ] Eventually , people had enough . [ ] One day , after yet another angry outburst , the neighbors snapped . ] They beat the crap out of Barnabas , Cletus , and Thad . [ ] Black eyes , busted lips , boot prints all over . [ ] By the time the cops arrived , those three looked like roadkill . ] Too many people had joined in , and they couldn't even say who'd hit them . No arrests , no charges - just hospital bills . [ ] And those bills cleaned them out for good . [ ] With no money left , their precious grandson couldn't stay in the hospital anymore . ] Thad started texting me constantly . [ ] " Elsie , I know I messed up . Please … help the last hope of the Miller family . " ] " It's just one kidney . Sera won't even miss it . " [ ] " We're out of options . [ ] Sold the house , sold their car But even that cash only bought them two more months . ] When I heard they were broke again , I felt nothing but cold satisfaction . [ ] I wondered - when they really hit bottom , would they finally give up on that kid too ? ] They Chove Binod Over Love Now They Cry at My GRAVE 22.89 Chapter 7 Then , like it was Thad's brilliant idea or something , they turned to the internet . ] Started milking sympathy from strangers online . " " These suckers just handed over their money ! "] " When my grandson gets better , I'll cry on the internet every day - easy money ! " ] Once the hospital was paid , they came for me again . ] Imogene wasn't satisfied with online donations . She started posting lies about me , stirring up hate . ] " Y'all don't know the truth - my grandson could've had a transplant right away . " ] " But my cold hearted ex - daughter in law ran off with her kid and divorced my son the minute she found out . " ] " She didn't just refuse to help - she stole every penny we had ! " [ ] " She's the reason my grandson's still sick ! " ] The same old twisted lies . And people bought it . Again . " She's a monster - we need to expose her ! " " Let's dig up everything on her - she deserves to pay ! " So they started digging , trying to dox me online . [ ] When I heard about it , I just shook my head . ] To Imogene , the world is full of idiots - unless they're Millers , they must be fools . [ ] But I was ready . ] rd saved every voicemail , every text , every video of them yelling at our door . [] I posted everything.0 And the internet exploded . ]
