My Mother Thought I Was Moving to a Slum—So She Brought 50 Relatives to Mock Me. They Didn’t Expect the Address.

predatory. “We wouldn’t miss this for the world. I’ve been waiting two years to see you get exactly what you deserve.”

Later that night, Elena sat on the edge of the bed in the musty guest room, carefully packing her few visible possessions into a battered suitcase. Mark perched beside her, wringing his hands like a worried grandmother.

“Babe, you shouldn’t continue reading …