“It's probably a joke …” I whispered, looking at the invoice that my mother -in -law put in front of me on the table. < img src = "https://zycie.news/crrops/ADC877/620x0/1/0/2025/03/14/bdxarz1xpwrwqohoho59ggmgmg alt = "from life taken." Quot; In -laws wanted us to pay for their vacation & quot ;: We live with them, but that does not mean that we have to finance everything " styles = "background-color: rgba (119,125,112.1)" > < p > — No, dear. This is our proposal — She answered with a smile, as if she had just proposed something completely normal.

< p > I looked at my husband. He sat next to, silent, with his eyes stuck in the countertop

< p > — You want us to pay you vacation ?!

< p > We've lived with them for a year.

< p > temporarily.

< p > At least we thought.

< p > after the wedding we did not have for rent, and they offered that we can stay with them, we will not stabilize

< P >But with each month we felt that their help has its price.

< p > — We pay bills! & Amp; MDASH; I said, feeling my blood began to boil.

< p > — This is your duty. You live here, so it's normal — The father -in -law said, sipping tea.

< p > — And our shopping ? cleaning ? Everything we do to make you help & c ?

< p > — You are young, you should help the elders — She added her mother -in -law as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

< p > — And now it's time for something in return — She smiled and pushed my printed trip to Greece towards me.

< p > five stars. All inclusive.

< p > cost ? our two salaries.

< p > silence.

< p > in the room could only hear the clock ticking.

< p > — We can't pay for it — I said hard.

< p > mother -in -law tilted in the chair.

< p > — So you will repay you for giving you a roof over your head ?

< p > — We are not obliged to pay for you a luxurious vacation — He finally put in my husband, and I looked at him with gratitude.

< p > — Really ? — The mother -in -law raised an eyebrow. & Amp; MDASH; I wonder where now p & oacute; jidziecie.

< p > my heart stood.

< p > It was a threat.

< p > they wanted us to know that we have nothing for free in this house.

< p > that if we don't pay & hellip;

< p > it will lose the roof over our heads.

< p > that evening I could not sleep for a long time.

< p > I knew one.

< p > We have to leave as soon as possible.

< p > because this house has never been our home.

< p > was just a trap.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116