31 Lark “You really told her to give you the key back and to get out?” English asked with wide eyes. “And that you were no longer her daughter? Holy s**t!” I laughed softly and shrugged. “Yeah, I was enraged. To put it mildly.” “Jesus Christ! I can’t imagine going off like that. I’m not close with my parents, but still!” “Yeah. I don’t know what to do about it. I’m still angry. I just need more time to calm down before I can talk to her again.” “Well, I definitely think this will get your mind off of it,” English said as the elevator opened onto the top floor of my apartment building. “What exactly am I looking at?” I asked her. English grinned. “This is it.” I stared back at her blankly. “This is the apartment that Josh and I just closed on!” “What?” I gushed. “It’s so close to

