Their Own Grave

l teacher's apartment. It was my brother, Kev

ou sitti

ng with an energy he usually sa

papers, Kevin

p, they' re buying the whole block! Jayden saw the map onlin

hriek in the background. "Tell her

ound. "Four luxury condos, Amy.

InterCorp' s lawyers sitting on my kitchen counter. The thick cream-colored paper, the d

. Her voice was sharp, dripping wit

it the lottery. And what are you doing? Wasting

letting the

r hits the jackpot without ever cracking a book. That' s just

ess in my chest. The feeling of

zzed with a text fro

ught out. He' s an idiot. I checked the official zoning plan. It' s

xt followed

ell them! This is g

rental property my mother forced on me years ago because it was "worthless." The property that, d

htness in my chest was gone,

ice carefully neutral. "That' s... that' s

n. He raised an eyebrow. I pointed to Chloe' s text, then to the letter. H

ging us for scraps soon enough. Maybe you should try to get back with tha

I said, my voice smooth as glass

e finally getting out of this dump. H

hung

ark. He was s

let them do it, are

let them do it

life, their cruelty didn'