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

the small things: the kettle, the microwave, the coffee maker, the shower curtain and bath mat.

When I moved in, the apartment had been empty. My parents had painted the walls and cleaned the carpets, but there hadn’t been furniture. There hadn’t been home.

I had created that.

I read the lease again, every line. Nothing said I had to leave furniture.continue reading …