I found my ten-year-old daughter locked in a metal enclosure—then she begged me not to look inside the swimming pool
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Chapter 24 - Laura sells the house
Laura tried living there again.
Lasted six months.
Emily would not use the backyard alone.
The pool remained covered.
Ryan hated the house because police cars in the driveway had become school gossip.
Laura sold.
No dramatic loss.
Market was decent.
She paid off the mortgage.
Settled some lien issues created by Warren’s financial mess after legal corrections.
Bought a smaller house with no pool.
Emily chose her own room.
Pink wall became green.
When the old house sold, the buyers asked whether the metal enclosure could be removed before closing.
Laura said yes.
A contractor took it apart.
No ceremony.
No family gathering.
Metal panels hauled away.
Good.
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Some objects do not need redemption.
They can become scrap.
