"The House," A Memory

Rent's going up
next lease.

Again?

That's my whole raise,
again.

They can do that?
That's legal?

Whatever the computer says.

Whatever the computer says?

Whatever the area is worth. 
Rental market is good.
Prices are bad.

We'll never get out of this,
giving them our money,
every extra dollar we make.

We'd have to buy a house.

Then we should buy a house.
A man should own a house.

Baby, you know
owning a house 
is a lot and
we already
kinda strapped.

A family should know
at the end of the day
they have a home to come to.

What about the
medical bills?

Medical bills
would be easier to pay
if we owned a house.

What about the amenities, 
like the gym?

You could go to the gym
and pay for it
if we owned a house.

What about the 
movie theater?

You could
go to the movies
and pay for it
if we owned a house.

What about the pool?
You know our son
loves the pool!

You could go to the beach
or
we could travel
and
stay in your favorite hotels
with pools
if we owned a house.

What about the yard work?

We could hire a landscaper 
and pay him
if we owned a house. 

And for God's sake,
we have a teenager.

He should be
doing the yard.

I can show him that.

What if lenders
tell us
no?

What if we don't ask?
We'll never stop
giving these people
all the
extra.

We have to
buy a house.
I have to know
that you and our son
have a place
that nobody
can ask you
to leave.

Let's just look and see, okay?
Let's just look and see.
Let's just look and see, okay?

Okay.
We'll look and see. 

-T. D. James-Moss