“Mom, he’s like this now because you and Dad have been spoiling him since childhood! Just look at him! He’ll doom us all if he keeps this jobless deadbeat bullsh*t up!” I shouted angrily while pointing at Steven who was hiding behind her.

I didn’t care if my words would affect my relationship with Steven as I knew for a fact that we would all be done for if we carried on like this.

 

“How could you say that about your brother?” Mom snapped back at me furiously before Steven could even say anything in response.

She had always defended Steven with a complete disregard for my feelings, and that hadn’t changed one bit even with the state that Steven was in.

“I’m saying this for his own good, Mom! He dropped out of school and is now in his twenties without a proper job! Do you really plan on letting him remain a parasite in our family?”

 

I wasn’t comfortable with how Mom was defending Steven like that, but I had gotten used to it over time. All I wanted was for Steven to do his part and help support the family with me.

“That’s rude, Anna! How could you call me, your brother, a parasite? Are you implying that Mom and Dad gave birth to a parasite?” Steven retorted as if his actions were completely justified.

“Rude? I wouldn’t be saying that if you did your part in supporting this family!”

 

Steven was an unrepentant person by nature, so nothing I said or did would ever make him change his ways.

Don’t you say that

 

and glared at me angrily when she saw that I

job! All he does is gamble,

scolding him by then, but I

to get angry if you don’t stop treating your brother like this! I know you’ve had it rough at work and all, but you’ve already scolded

scolding Steven, but I knew I wouldn’t hear the end of

him a fierce glare and

Mom and Dad had spoiled him way too much. They never let him do any work at home and basically treated

from outside the house. What’s going on?” Dad asked

little squabble between siblings, that’s

Anna, so I was having a little chat with her,” Steven chimed in as

Dad had a weak heart, and

dishes for dinner as

dishes just for me… Although my parents were always defending Steven and all, they still care about me! I

gone as soon as it came when my mom said, “Here you go, Stevie! You’ve gotten so skinny lately, so you need to eat

this meal was meant for Steven, not me… Looks like

I kept my head low as I finished my meal in silence while

parents about my reason for coming home. Then,

knocking on my parents’ door. They had a habit of

Mom called out from

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