“They Took My Office Without Asking — And Chose the Worst Possible Room”

could trust.

“You’ll need a holding deposit to take it off the market,” Janet explained. “Then the rest at move-in.”

I thought about my father’s casual announcement. I thought about Ethan’s smirk. I thought about every year I’d spent being reliable, responsible, and ultimately invisible.

“I’ll take it,” I said.

I signed the lease on the hood of Janet’s continue reading …