MY MIL AND BIL MOVED IN TO JOB HUNT. ONE DAY, I CAME HOME TO FIND MY FRIDGE LOCKED. SHE SAID, ‘TO EAT, YOU MUST ASK PERMISSION.’ I GRABBED A HAMMER, SMASHED THE PADLOCK, AND SAID, ‘THIS IS MY NOTICE!’

inside Trevor’s room.

I stared at the lock.

Daniel stood by the sink, refusing to meet my eyes.

“You knew about this?”

He sighed. “Mom thinks structure will reduce conflict.”

Lorraine stepped closer. “You snack whenever you want, you buy expensive things, and you make the house chaotic. From now on, meals are at my discretion.”

“My refrigerator,” I said.

“Our family refrigerator,” she corrected.

I walked into the garage.

When I returned with a hammer, Trevor raised his phone to record me, grinning. “Go ahead. Show everyone how crazy