Under One Roof: By Jonh Smith

A shared house. Different lives. Countless truths.Lucky only wants a quiet life.Living in a shared house should be simple: pay the rent, clean up after yourself, respect other people's space, and get on with life. But under one roof, small problems quickly become personal wars.A plate left in the kitchen becomes a fight over control. A toilet message in the group chat becomes a battle over respect. A missing umbrella becomes an accusation. A frightened phone call brings the police to the door.Lucky, a calm Nigerian man trying to keep peace, finds himself caught between difficult housemates: Oscar, who wants to control the house; Sharon, whose anxiety and fear often turn into suspicion; Luca, who struggles between fairness and self-protection; Michelle, who chooses loyalty over truth; and Omar, who watches quietly as the house slowly reveals everyone inside it.As complaints, misunderstandings, racism, mental health struggles, and power games build, Lucky must learn that peace is not the same as silence - and that boundaries are sometimes the only way to survive.Under One Roof is a powerful contemporary novel about shared housing, emotional survival, race, fear, control, and the quiet strength it takes to remain yourself when everyone around you is choosing sides.For anyone who has ever lived with strangers, fought for personal space, or had to protect their peace, this story will feel painfully familiar.