on the sides. Utensils thrown in like she expected them to disappear.
“Vanessa,” I said the first time, trying to keep my tone neutral. “Can you clean up after you cook?”
The first day, I tried to be patient. I told myself it was temporary, that I could handle a few weeks of disruption. I reminded myself that she was my sister, and that maybe this time would be different.
By the second day, my apartment didn’t feel like mine anymore.
Vanessa’s presence expanded. Her things multiplied. A jacket draped