“It Was Never Yours,” My Mother Said — Then the County Recorder Pulled Up the Deed

or we underestimated you or even just we’re proud.

But nobody did.

They left twenty minutes later, my mother mentioning vaguely that we should “stay in touch” and my father patting my shoulder in that absent way that meant he was already thinking about something else.

Chelsea paused at the door. “This really is incredible, Zoe. You should be proud.”

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