My House, My Revenge

My House, My Revenge

JANICE KELLEY

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Six months after losing my husband, Mark, I was a ghost in my own life, scrolling through Instagram when a photo ripped me from my numbness. It was Chloe' s account, a former intern I' d mentored, but the background-our living room. My living room. Only it wasn' t. The minimalist haven I designed was desecrated by gaudy gold wallpaper, a hideous leopard-print sofa, and a cheap crystal chandelier. Strangers laughed, red plastic cups in hand, in the space Mark and I built as a testament to our love. The house, bleeding, was screaming. Chloe was at its center, champagne flute in hand, her arm around David, Mark' s business partner. My husband' s friend. He smiled smugly, possessively, kissing her cheek. The caption: "New beginnings in our new home! Out with the old, in with the new! #blessed #bosslife." Our new home? My blood ran cold. My kitchen, painted garish pink. My garden, a frat house with a hot tub and beer bottles. They had taken my sanctuary, our legacy, and turned it into a mockery. The rage arrived like a physical blow, a hot spike in my chest. My hands shook, but my mind was terrifyingly clear. I called David. "What the hell are you and Chloe doing in my house?" His slick, unbothered voice, punctuated by Chloe' s infuriating giggle, coolly informed me Mark had signed everything over to him. It was his house now. His company. All perfectly legal. "People do strange things when the end is near," he sneered, dismissing Mark as a mere business transaction. He hung up, leaving me with the silence screaming in my ears. Just a house. It wasn' t just a house. It was my life. The last piece of Mark. And they had taken it, desecrated it, and were laughing. The grief that had fogged my world for six months burned away, replaced by a cold, hard resolve. They thought I was beaten, a grieving widow easily pushed aside. They had no idea who they were dealing with. I am a brilliant architect. I am meticulous. I see the flaws in every design, the stress points in every structure. And I designed that house. They' d started a war. I was going to finish it.

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Six months after losing my husband, Mark, I was a ghost in my own life, scrolling through Instagram when a photo ripped me from my numbness.

It was Chloe' s account, a former intern I' d mentored, but the background-our living room.

My living room.

Only it wasn' t.

The minimalist haven I designed was desecrated by gaudy gold wallpaper, a hideous leopard-print sofa, and a cheap crystal chandelier.

Strangers laughed, red plastic cups in hand, in the space Mark and I built as a testament to our love.

The house, bleeding, was screaming.

Chloe was at its center, champagne flute in hand, her arm around David, Mark' s business partner.

My husband' s friend.

He smiled smugly, possessively, kissing her cheek.

The caption: "New beginnings in our new home! Out with the old, in with the new! #blessed #bosslife."

Our new home?

My blood ran cold.

My kitchen, painted garish pink.

My garden, a frat house with a hot tub and beer bottles.

They had taken my sanctuary, our legacy, and turned it into a mockery.

The rage arrived like a physical blow, a hot spike in my chest.

My hands shook, but my mind was terrifyingly clear.

I called David.

"What the hell are you and Chloe doing in my house?"

His slick, unbothered voice, punctuated by Chloe' s infuriating giggle, coolly informed me Mark had signed everything over to him.

It was his house now.

His company.

All perfectly legal.

"People do strange things when the end is near," he sneered, dismissing Mark as a mere business transaction.

He hung up, leaving me with the silence screaming in my ears.

Just a house.

It wasn' t just a house.

It was my life.

The last piece of Mark.

And they had taken it, desecrated it, and were laughing.

The grief that had fogged my world for six months burned away, replaced by a cold, hard resolve.

They thought I was beaten, a grieving widow easily pushed aside.

They had no idea who they were dealing with.

I am a brilliant architect.

I am meticulous.

I see the flaws in every design, the stress points in every structure.

And I designed that house.

They' d started a war.

I was going to finish it.

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