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

My mother’s laugh was short, dismissive. “Move out and go where?”

“You won’t find anything in that neighborhood for what we’re charging,” she continued. “Even with the increase.”

My father shook his head like I’d made a naive threat. “Be realistic, Lauren. With your student loans and your salary, where do you think you’ll go?”

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