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"Noah, talk to me, please," Grace said as she placed her hand on h my hair, I turned to Grace "You don’t think my sister and I want our mother home? That we’d rather her die with a bit of peace and in her own home instead of in a small room?"

Grace took a step back as she shook her head "I wasn’t trying toI ht I didn’tdid"

The hurt look on Grace’s face pierced h it The retted them Grace’s eyes turned dark as she stared atan asshole, call o check in to a hotel"

Grace pushed past"Wait, Grace, please I didn’tand slowly turned around "Listen, I can’t even iht now, but that doesn’t give you a free pass to walk all over me or talk to me like that If I overstepped my place, fine, just tellto havethe house He had n the house over to him before he left Told her it was paperwork that needed to be signed, and she had no idea what she was doing If we brought her home and the house sold, we’d just have to put her in hospice and that would for sure kill her before the cancer did"

Grace placed her hand over her mouth as she stared atyour childhood home? Why would he do that, Noah? Why wouldn’t he at least let your motherlet herouldn’t he--"

"Why wouldn’t he let her die there? Because he’s an asshole, Grace He’s a selfish son-of-a-bitch who doesn’t give a fuck about anyone but hi blonde on his arm"

Grace dropped her hand and was about say so outtrouble breathing Co at my mother as she slept, I tried to push all the fear away I ended up spending the night at the hospital while Emily and Grace headed back to the house I felt like shit for leaving Grace alone, but I couldn’t leavemy head, I rested my forehead on the back ofIt was shallow, but still strong She had been having proble and twice her heart had stopped When the doctor told Eht in, I felt like I’d lost a small part ofher ho her to the Christopher House, or just going straight there Either option sucked But it would be worse having her hoain

The door to the rooy in the roo up, I quickly made my way over to her and wrapped her in my arht you here and then left you all alone last night"

Grace wrapped her arhtly as she spoke softly in ize It’s really okay Besides, I have an idea of how you can make it up to me"

I pulled back and looked into her eyes as I sled her eyebrows I knew Grace was trying her best to keepother than my mother, and I loved her so e"

Se?"

Grace let out a soft laugh as she placed her hand on the side ofover , Grace cleared her throat Pinning her with her eyes, she said, "I need to talk to you, in private"

"Sure," I said as I motioned for Grace to head back out of the room Grace walked a little ways fro to me, she handed me an envelope

"What is this?"

Grace looked into my eyes and whispered, "It’s the deed to your house"

Narrowing my eyes, I looked at the envelope and then back at Grace "What do you mean, it’s the deed to my house?"

Grace stood a bit taller as she cleared her throat "I talked to randfather yesterday afternoon He put a cash offer on your horandfather’s connections, he was able to purchase the house and get the deed transferred over to your na The house is yours, Noah"