When I was 16, our house caught on fire. My dad pulled me out. He went to get my mom and grandpa. But the fire took all three of them. After that, a local volunteer service helped me get a room in a community dorm-style shelter. Shared kitchen, two bathrooms per floor, but it was safe, clean, and warm. I was grateful. Especially because my only living relative, my mom's sister (my aunt), refused to take me in. What she did, however, was take half of the insurance payout I received. I didn't argu

When I was 16, our house caught on fire. My dad pulled me out. He went to get my mom and grandpa. But the fire took all three of them. After that, a local volunteer service helped me get a room in a community dorm-style shelter. Shared kitchen, two bathrooms per floor, but it was safe, clean, and warm. I was grateful. Especially because my only living relative, my mom's sister (my aunt), refused to take me in. What she did, however, was take half of the insurance payout I received. I didn't argu