After 4 years of saving, i bought my dream apartment. When i told my parents, my dad shouted, “how dare you buy an apartment without our permission? Sell it now! Your sister needs that money for college!” When i refused, he grabbed my throat, pulled my hair, and threw me out. But they had no idea what was coming next…
The first thing Dad did when I told him was slam his fist into the dining table. The second was stare at me like the money had belonged to him all along.
I still had the little silver key in my palm. Four years of overtime, skipped vacations, cheap lunches, and saying no to things I wanted had come down to that key.
“You did what?” he said.
“I bought a two-bedroom apartment downtown. I close on Friday.”
Mom stared at me. My younger sister, Emily, finally looked up from her phone.
