The Three Words I Said Before Closing the Gate
They were all outside—bags in trunks, kids whining, Denise shooting daggers at my daughter.
No one thanked Sasha.
No one apologized.
I stood at the gate while the engines idled.
Denise stared at me like she wanted a fight.
She didn’t get one.
I gave her something worse.
Clarity.
I leaned in slightly and said just three words.
“Not your home.”
