Chapter 8 The same people who were trashing me online started turning on Barnabas and her whole family once they learned the truth . ] Realizing the jig was up , Barnabas dragged Thad into a livestream to " clear things up . " ] " Y'all , please , it's not what it looks like . " " Don't believe all that out - of - context crap floating around . " " My grandson's still lying in a hospital bed… " [] Before she could finish , her phone started ringing . " [ ] " She's just a useless girl who'll never have kids - how the hell is she more important than my grandson ? " Barnabas had always uploaded pre - recorded videos . ] Clearly , she didn't understand the difference between livestreams and edited clips . ] Every hateful word she just screamed had gone straight to all the live viewers . ] By the time Thad and Barnabas realized what was happening , it was too late . ] ] And Barnabas didn't stop there . ] " Relax about the money . " [ ] " All those idiots online - just cry a little and they'll throw cash at you . " [ ] " Fifty grand is nothing . I'll cry some more and double it next week . " [ ] As soon as those words left her mouth , Thad froze like he'd been electrocuted . He slammed the livestream off . But the damage was done . Her rant had been broadcast to every single donor . What followed was pure online fury . [ ] " They played us like fools ! " " I gave money even though I thought they were sketchy - because of that poor kid ! " ] " I can't believe this ! " " I want my money back ! " } ] The donors were livid . One by one , they started trying to reverse the payments . [ ] But it was too late - most of that money had already gone to the hospital Even if a court ordered them to pay it back , they had nothing left . ] ] So now they were deep in debt , with no way to pay it off . ] They Chose Blood Over Love Now They Cry at My GRAVE ter how much they begged , no one cared anymore . [ ] propio even mailed them razor blades , dumped paint on their front door , or sent literal bags of crap . ] ady sold their house and were living in a cheap rental . ] the landlord saw the damage piling up , he kicked them out on the spot . premous grandson " was still in the hospital , and the bills were getting bigger every day . [ ] were completely broke , out of options [ ] courses they turned to loan sharks . ] ight them a little time - but not enough . ] o doner match . [ ] to money . ] tually , even the sketchiest lenders wouldn't touch them . ] spent every day hiding from debt collectors , ducking behind dumpsters and sleeping in borrowed cars . d fallen from their pedestal right into the gutter . [ ] I heard all this , I laughed so hard I nearly passed out . [ ] five bowls of mac and cheese and almost exploded from happiness . [ ] such a good day . I even bought a lottery ticket just for fun . [ ] when I thought it was all finally over … ] deus showed up at my door with the whole damn family , dropping to their knees on the front lawn . ] eth Carter , please ! Please save our grandson ! " ] our family's only hope - our legacy ! " [] Sera . I promise I'll be good to her from now on . " ] se , help us ! " ] te begging you ! " ] me , it just looked like bad theater . ] Story had gone viral by then . [ ] ady in the neighborhood felt even a shred of sympathy for them . ] da't even bother responding + I just called security to have them escorted out . ] Then I grabbed my parents and Sera , and we went on a road trip . ] Doar away from that mess . Later on , Barnabas had a total breakdown when her grandson died . [ ] She was eventually institutionalized . [ ] Clevis got divorced and now bounces between homeless shelters . ] Thad got fired from his job and spends his days panhandling at gas stations . ] the lottery Hefreds of millions . me and my family ? [ ] Tebet for life . ]