My Parents Took My Sister To Italy Until They Came Home To An Empty House

the armchairs, the coffee table I had assembled myself. From the kitchen went the refrigerator, the microwave, the expensive coffee machine I had bought my mother for Christmas.

From the laundry room came the washer and dryer set I was still making payments on.

The house began to hollow out. Rooms that had been filled with comfort became empty shells,continue reading …