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"The smartest way you tested which family members actually loved you." "Part two!" "Asking me weird questions like if I had enough money for groceries, and if I wanted him to lend me his birthday cash, he was literally the only one who seemed to care that I might be struggling. The 30 days felt like forever, Emma kept bragging about booking flights. Kyle started giving me advice about budgeting and finding cheaper apartments. My parents would make these pointed comments about learning to stand on your own feet, but Jake would slip me $20 bills when nobody was looking, and offer to split his lunch money with me. On day 30, I invited everyone to dinner at Grandpa's old house. Emma showed up wearing a new designer purse she'd bought early with her inheritance money. Kyle brought printouts of job listings he thought I should apply for. After we ate, I pulled out the real will and Grandpa's letter. I read it out loud word for word. The part that hit hardest was, "Find out who sees your worth when there's nothing to gain." Emma's face went white. Kyle started stuttering about how he was just trying to help motivate me. My parents looked like they wanted to disappear into the floor, but Jake started crying. Not because he was upset, but because he was relieved I wasn't actually broke. He said he'd been saving his allowance to help me pay rent, and was worried I'd have to drop out of college. Right then and there, I wrote Jake a check for $5,000. I told him Grandpa would have wanted him to have it for being the only one who actually cared about me as a person, and not just what I could give them.