My mother called me yesterday and tells me she got scammed for about 10 lakhs and needs money by Monday. She has 4 lakhs and I will have to cover the rest. Turns out she let a friend take a loan in her name and this friend gave fake jewellery as collateral. The friend took loans under her husbandās name and my momās name, she divorced the dude and escaped. The bank called my mom and has asked her to pay, now theyāre filing a case against my mom for fraud.
Iāve spent my weekend talking to advocates and friends, and looks like the only way to get out of it unscathed is to cut a deal with the bank saying weāll pay the money back and they donāt press charges in return. Contesting the bank is going to take time, money and the risk of my mom losing her job.
As an older daughter who grew up in a broken family, Iāve spent my childhood and adulthood protecting my mother and sibling. I finally landed a well paying job 2 years ago and now the responsibility extended to providing for my younger sister and my mother financially which Iām more than happy to do. Iāve worked hard the past few months to save what I have right now beyond what I give my family, use to sustain myself and finally felt happy about the position Iām in.
Now Iām heartbroken. Iām going to be emptying almost 70% of what I have so far for this for paying the bank and the lawyer. Especially for something thatās not even my mistake and something that could have been easily avoided. Iām not in a place to direct my anger at her, I know itās a hard time for her as well.
6 to 7 lakhs might sound like a small amount to some but I donāt have the privilege to throw money like that. I donāt have fuck you money. I donāt take money from friends. Iām 25 and literally just started my life 2 years ago after working for peanuts.
Whatās even the point of working hard, leading an honest life if this is how it works? Itās just truly unfair and I donāt know how to deal with it.
