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GABRIELA ROMERO STOOD
in front of the big block of gray mailboxes with
her key in the keyhole of her box. She drew in a shaky breath, shoved aside
the knots twisting in her belly, and opened the door. Atop a pile of bills and
junk mail lay a plain white envelope. It had no postmark, no address or
return address; just Gabriela’s name and that stupid stamp her landlord
loved to use so much—URGENT in red ink.
She had known the notice would come. Hell, it had probably been
sitting in her mailbox for a week by now.
It didn’t matter how much she’d hoped that envelope wouldn’t arrive, it
didn’t matter that she’d prayed her landlord would show an ounce of
compassion and understanding so close to Christmas and cut her a break.
That had all been nothing more than wishful thinking. She didn’t have that
kind of luck.
That wasn’t how real life worked. Problems didn’t just disappear, they
didn’t just resolve themselves. If anything, ignoring them only made things
worse.
And it wasn’t even like she was always late paying rent. She’d been
getting those payments in on time for years. But this past year had been
rough, and money was tighter and tighter every month. She’d cut expenses
every way she could just to make sure she and her daughter had the
essentials.
She knew exactly the unhelpful advice many people would’ve offered
her—that she should just find a new job or move to a more affordable area
if she was struggling so much. But high-paying jobs weren’t exactly
abundant in areas that thrived on tourism, and it wasn’t exactly easy to
move when you had no money in your bank account to cover first month’s
rent and security deposits.
This house had been a steal when she’d started renting it, but when
Allen Jensen, her current landlord, had bought it from the old owner a few
years ago he’d immediately raised the rent. He’d bumped it up a little more
every year since. And the ridiculous thing was that her rent was still
considered cheap for this town.
Gabriela reached into her mailbox, removed the envelope, and quickly
tore it open, just like ripping off a band aid. She removed the letter from
within and unfolded it. Tears filled her eyes as she read. Though there were
many words, only one, written in bold letters, stood out to her—eviction.
This was her fault. Rather than scrimping and saving for just in case,
like she’d known she should have, she’d made a decision based on money
she had expected to earn. Buying a Christmas tree and a few decorations
should’ve been no big deal. It should’ve fit into her budget.
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