My Parents Doubled My Rent So My Unemployed Sister Could Move In, So I Moved Out and Took Everything

of relief. For once, I had slept without grinding my teeth.

The knocking came again, louder. Not neighborly. Not tentative. Whoever it was expected to be answered.

My heart beat faster as I pushed myself up. Bare feet met cold floor. I pulled on the nearest sweatshirt and shoved my arms through it with clumsy urgency. My apartment was quiet except for continue reading …