My Sister Showed Off Her New House—And My Mother Looked At Me

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Victoria turned to face me, and for the first time I saw past the sneer to something desperate underneath. “Derek lost his job. Three months ago. We can’t keep up with the mortgage. The bank is foreclosing.”

My mother stepped forward. “Your sister lost her house. Now that you have this one, she’ll take it.”

The words were so absurd I almost didn’t continue reading …