She Spent Her Last Dollar on a House No One Wanted, Then She Found This Under The Rug

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The rug’s edges were worn, but its position was exact, as if someone had wanted it to stay right there.

Marla’s friends had laughed about the rug, too, calling it old and ugly and suggesting she throw it out before it brought bad luck into her life. “Worse than the purchase of this house? Impossible,” one friend said, laughing.