She was thr0wn out by his family—only for them to realize too late that the house was hers all along.

heart drop.

“What did you say, Sofi?”

The child lifted her eyes toward the woman in dark glasses.

“My mom didn’t leave,” she said again, barely breathing. “She’s still in the apartment.”

Part 2

For one second, nobody moved.

The music from the school speakers kept playing, something cheerful and childish that suddenly sounded obscene. A boy near the snack continue reading …