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

my new apartment was filling with familiar shapes. My sofa sat against a different wall, but it was still my sofa. My dining table looked slightly too big for the space, but it was mine. My plants lined the windowsill like they were reclaiming sunlight.

I collapsed onto the couch and exhaled, the kind of exhale that felt like it came from my bones.continue reading …