worked toward a home of their own.
At first, everything seemed fine.
They moved into the upstairs bedroom, unpacked their belongings, and promised they would contribute to household expenses when they could.
I didn’t ask for rent.
I didn’t prepare a spreadsheet of groceries or divide the electricity bill into three equal portions.
I simply opened my home.
Then the small complaints began.
The television was too loud.
The kitchen smelled too strongly of spices.
The laundry detergent I had used for years was suddenly unacceptable.
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