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\u201cYou\u2019re profiting off me!\u201d Tyler shouted.<\/p>\n
I stared at him, stunned.<\/p>\n
\u201cTyler, what are you talking about?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told me this was just a spare space,\u201d he snapped.
\u201cLike you were doing me a favor!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am<\/em> doing you a favor,\u201d I said. But he shook his head violently.<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d he said. My stomach dropped.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat?\u201d I whispered.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah,\u201d Tyler continued, pacing. The room went silent.<\/p>\n I felt something cold settle in my chest.<\/p>\n \u201cJake said that?\u201d I asked slowly.<\/p>\n Tyler nodded.<\/p>\n \u201cHe told me not to worry about contracts or anything\u2026 said family handled things differently.\u201d<\/p>\n I grabbed my phone immediately.<\/p>\n Called Jake.<\/p>\n He picked up on the third ring.<\/p>\n \u201cHey,\u201d he said casually.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy did you tell Tyler you own my house?\u201d I asked, my voice shaking.<\/p>\n Silence.<\/p>\n Then\u2014<\/p>\n \u201cI was just trying to make things easier,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cEasier?\u201d I repeated.<\/p>\n \u201cYou told your brother you owned my property.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a big deal,\u201d he said quickly. \u201cNo,\u201d I said, my voice firm now. Tyler looked between us, confused.<\/p>\n \u201cWait\u2026 you don\u2019t own this place?\u201d he asked Jake.<\/p>\n Jake hesitated.<\/p>\n And that hesitation\u2026<\/p>\n said everything.<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d I said quietly. Tyler\u2019s face shifted.<\/p>\n From anger\u2026<\/p>\n to realization.<\/p>\n \u201cSo\u2026 you lied to me?\u201d he asked his brother.<\/p>\n Jake sighed.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s complicated\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo, it\u2019s not,\u201d Tyler snapped. I crossed my arms.<\/p>\n \u201cNow you understand why I was confused,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n Tyler looked at me.<\/p>\n Then back at Jake.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been paying her<\/em> this whole time,\u201d he said slowly.<\/p>\n Jake didn\u2019t answer.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy would you do that?\u201d Tyler asked.<\/p>\n Jake finally spoke.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t think it mattered,\u201d he muttered.<\/p>\n But I knew better.<\/p>\n \u201cYou didn\u2019t think it mattered\u2026\u201d I said, stepping closer, Silence.<\/p>\n That was the answer.<\/p>\n Tyler ran a hand through his hair.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d he said to me. I nodded.<\/p>\n \u201cI believe you.\u201d<\/p>\n Then I looked at Jake.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I don\u2019t trust you.\u201d<\/p>\n The next day\u2026<\/p>\n Tyler moved out.<\/p>\n Not because I forced him.<\/p>\n Because he chose to.<\/p>\n Jake stopped calling.<\/p>\n Stopped texting.<\/p>\n And just like that\u2026<\/p>\n a friendship I thought was solid\u2026<\/p>\n was gone.<\/p>\n But I didn\u2019t feel regret.<\/p>\n Because I realized something important:<\/p>\n The people who cross boundaries quietly\u2026<\/strong> \u201cYou\u2019re profiting off me!\u201d Tyler shouted. I stared at him, stunned. \u201cTyler, what are you talking about?\u201d I asked. \u201cYou told me this was just a spare space,\u201d he snapped.\u201cLike … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169,"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions\/169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readrealstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cYou\u2019re paying way below market rent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cJake told me this was his place.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe said he owned the house. That you were just helping manage it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cI was just helping him feel secure.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou were lying.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cHe doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou made me think I was dealing with you\u2026 not her.\u201d<\/p>\n
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