Summary

On the phone with her mother, the protagonist started talking about her new neighborhood, and she thought about its history of racial injustice against black people. When the protagonist’s mother asked how she was doing, the protagonist lied and told her everything was fine.

After the phone call, the white woman with the petition approached the house again. She entered the house and called for the protagonist, and the protagonist confronted her, asking why she thought it was okay to enter a stranger’s house. The woman ignored her and tried to insist that the protagonist sign the petition. The protagonist got more frustrated and told the woman to leave.

As the protagonist continued to urge the woman out, the woman started to ask how long the protagonist had lived in the house, and she asked to see her mortgage or lease. The...