How a Stranger’s Strength Helped Me Reclaim My Home—and Myself

I had a fight with my boyfriend, he made me leave our home. I was crying at work. My boss said that I could stay at his place and that he had a wife.

He explained everything to her, but she seemed unhappy. They started muttering to each other. Then she came, looked me in the eye, and said, “I know what you really need to do. Get in the car.”
We drove to my home, and I told her about the last three years I had with my boyfriend. When we arrived, she got out of the car with me. We knocked at the door, and my boyfriend opened it.

She threatened to call the police because he made me leave the house, half of which belongs to me. She also told him that the police would know he had stolen from me multiple times. She was so firm, strong, and decisive that he got scared and agreed to leave the house until we could find a solution.

I moved back in, and two months later, I ended up selling the place. Of course, I never spoke to him again. But I value that day because, thanks to her, I learned how to stand up for myself and never allow anyone to take away my rights.