They Said My House Was No Longer Mine—I Let Them Believe It

go to all of us—”

“Should it?” I stood up. “Tell me, Dad, when was the last time you visited them? Actually visited, not just stopped by on holidays?”

He opened his mouth. Closed it.

“I was here every week,” I continued. “I paid their bills. I took them to doctor’s appointments. I sat with Grandma when she couldn’t sleep and helped Grandpa when he couldn’t continue reading …