“I Came Home Early to Find My Parents Packing My Life Away Without Telling Me”

place. In Chicago. I’m moving there today.”

My mother scoffed, actually scoffed like I’d announced I was joining a circus. “Don’t be ridiculous. The lease is signed. The deposit is paid.”

“Not by me,” I said, holding her gaze. “You signed it using my name without my permission. That makes it your problem, not mine. That’s called fraud, Mom.”

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