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\u201cGood afternoon, Mrs. Johnson,\u201d she hummed, the politeness dripping with venom.<\/p>\n

\u201cSit down, Mom,\u201d Tom said. It wasn\u2019t an invitation. It was a command.<\/p>\n

I sat in the wingback armchair where I had read him\u00a0Goodnight Moon<\/span>\u00a0a thousand times. Amy locked the front door. The\u00a0<\/span>click<\/span>\u00a0of the deadbolt echoed like a gunshot in the silent house.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tom pulled a folded document from his pocket and threw it onto the coffee table. It landed with a soft slap.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a power of attorney,\u201d he said, his voice devoid of tremor. \u201cYou\u2019re going to sign it.\u201d<\/p>\n

I looked at the paper, then at him. \u201cA power of attorney? What for, son?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I can manage things. The house. The accounts. Everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTom, this house is mine. I worked forty years for it. I am perfectly capable\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

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