Last Friday, I woke up and logged into my checking account and was surprised by what I saw. I struggled to remember if I had forgotten that a large bill was going to clear that day or if my eyes were deceiving me. My checking account was almost $1000 short and I had no idea why. I clicked on my account and realized a check for $989 had been cleared.
WHO THE FCK IS KIMBERLY E. WELCH?!!!
I gathered my composure and called my bank almost in tears.
I was the victim of check fraud.
Bastards.
More than anything, I was annoyed with the hassle of having to call my bank first thing in the morning. For having to close my checking account immediately. For the entire ordeal making me late to work.
On my way to the office I found my thoughts changing to concern for Kimberly E. Welch. Maybe she needed to feed her starving kids. Maybe rent was due and this was her last resort. The check she used was over 10 years old. I remember forgetting them in an old apartment years ago but not having the sense enough to cancel the checks when I realized what had happened. Kimberly E. Welch must have held on to those checks until she had no other options.
By lunch time I was in tears...again. This checking account had sentimental value for me. It was the account I opened to deposit the inheritance my mother left me after she passed. I had had it for almost 16 years at the point and just like that I had to close it. Seeing the reminder from my bank that it was going to be wiped clean and permanently removed from my online account hits me hard every I login to my online account.
Even after all of that, I'm still not mad. Sad yes but mad no. I had enough money in my checking account to survive the weekend. My bank deposited the money back into my account Monday. I have enough money to not need that $989 at that moment so it really was just money. Money I knew I'd get right back.
I applaud myself for not wishing ill on Kimberly E. Welch. I recognize that the SS from 5 years ago would have been LIVID. She would have spent countless moments wasting her breath on what had happened. She would not have been able to move on from this encounter for days. She wouldn't have been able to let the anger go so quickly. But, this SS wishes Kimberly E. Welch well and hopes she does not 'Choke on a bone' paid for with my money. Nope.
I hope she enjoys a great medium steak; $989 dollars worth.
