Some moments in life rewrite who we are—and who we’re willing to become.
Writer’s Prompt
Kim Li loved her grandfather more than anyone else in the world. He immigrated to the United States in the 1960s, worked hard for every dollar, and built a quiet life filled with dignity. After her grandmother passed, Kim visited him weekly—baking sweet bread, listening to his stories, filling the chair her grandmother once held.
Her grandfather always believed Kim was an accountant. She never told him she belonged to the FBI—trained, armed, and dangerous.
The day everything changed started like any other. Kim walked into his home expecting tea and cookies. Instead, she found him trembling, broken, whispering the same words: “I was so stupid.”
He had fallen for an email scam. His bank account—over $100,000—was emptied. Gone.
Kim hugged him, feeling his grief, his shame… and something inside her snapped. No one steals from her grandfather. And no one walks away.
Writer’s Question
What twist would make this story unforgettable—revenge, redemption, or a truth her grandfather never knew?