“So, yes . . . I do want the house now. I’ve been paying property taxes all this time, and my parents’ insurance paid the note off a while ago. Even if I take this job at Maddy’s paper, it won’t pay enough for rent in a decent place and to pay all my bills on top of that. “But you’re staying here, just like I said, just like I told Pam Robins. Nothing’s changed, not really. Well . . . it is my house and . . .”
