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A year after my mom passed, I returned home to find my suitcases by the door and a stranger lounging in my living room, wearing my mother\u2019s robe. It was Vanessa, Rick\u2019s new girlfriend, who smirked and told me it was time to leave. But this was my house, not hers.\n

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Rick had been living here since my mom died, refusing to leave despite my mother\u2019s wish for him to stay temporarily. He treated the place like his own, and I\u2019d had enough. Now, Vanessa was acting like I was the intruder.\n

Rick returned, smug as ever, and mocked me for not leaving. Then the lawyer arrived, revealing that my mom had left the house to me. Rick had no claim to it. Vanessa stormed out, furious, and Rick was left scrambling.\n

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The police arrived to evict him, and that night, I listened as he packed up. It had taken a year, but the house was finally mine. In the silence, I placed my mother\u2019s picture back on the mantle and whispered, \u201cI did it, Mom.\u201d\n

Standing up for myself had given me the strength to take back control.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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