After a morning of shopping, Shirley was completely worn out upon returning to their apartment.

Abner started working on his homework at the desk, and Shirley couldn't help but feel a sense of pride seeing him so focused.

She pointed to a small empty space next to them, about six square feet.

"How about I set up a desk here for you? It would be convenient for your studies. Or we could put it in your bedroom. Where would you prefer?"

"In the bedroom, I think. I don't want to disturb you."

"Then the bedroom it is. That way, you'll have your own space."

Abner's bedroom was fairly spacious, about 215 square feet, so fitting in a desk wouldn't be a problem.

Shirley hung up the clothes they had bought in the closet and placed the new shoes in the shoe rack outside.

"Abner, I'm going to dispose of these old clothes and shoes that don't fit you anymore. You can wear the new ones from now on."

Abner quickly stood up, "I'll do it."

"Don't worry, you don't know where the trash chute is. It's in the basement."

just too kind, so much

Davis called again, this time with a more severe tone, likely because

already exhausted,

Mark told me you've taken in a kid. What were you thinking? Do you have any idea how much it costs to raise a child? And the boy's in high school, practically a young man. You're letting him live with you? You're getting more and

was already stressed, and dealing with her breakup with Mark only added to her

broke up with

an outsider? And this kid you've brought home, send him back. You always act on impulse without

thought about

consequences. I've brought Abner

for him until he finishes college. don't know what Mark has been filling your head with, but I

If it weren't for your mother and me, where would you get the money to support a child? You can barely support yourself, and now you want to take

Shirley felt a

time jobs, especially after participating in some competitions with her professor, earning a decent amount. She had given her parents $20,000 and still had $30,000 saved up. She couldn't

her parents were liberal-minded, but everything seemed to

phone, her voice

send Abner away. My breakup with Mark wasn't because of him. We had too many issues, too many fundamental differences." "Shirley, I do

"Dad!"

couldn't believe things had escalated

she saw Abner standing quietly

she continued to explain on the

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