ing demands. Jessie treated our home like a h

two days later, pushing her untouched cereal bowl

k. What about damages? Emotional

's the principle of the thing. You've benefited from my prese

aper, lowered it slowly. "Domestic serv

above her head flashed: *"Attack! Deflect! They'

ompensation. For all the years I lived here

rageous, but the look on her fa

e, "you're our daughter. We raised you, fed

ying to guilt trip you! Don't let t

d on average roommate costs, plus a nominal fee for, let's say, 'positive ho

stared, s

reading about small claims court. It's very effective for recovering

y: *"Yes! Legal threats! Th

hoping he'd finally stand up to her, but h

mumbled. "Let's not

what you ow

David at the kitchen tab

suing us, Sarah," he

. "There are these... these messages she's seeing, or

, confused. "Messa

That I saw floating words above her

tuff she's reading. It's tw

htened. I had a doctor's appointment the next morning for a r

about my offer?" she a

ooks weak! Exploit it

t have ten thousand dollars lying around t

'll make sure to tell them how you're refusing to support your dau

Use her health against he

ers, of this ugliness becoming public,

David's sake, I caved

mbling as I filled out the withdrawal slip fo

llars in total. I told myself it was

e envelope that even

ard, was it?" she said

her: *"Phase one complete

even say

bout the other ten thousan

hadn't worked. It had only made her hungrier. The pop-ups were