“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.

you say that about your

 

stepped in front of Steven and glared at me angrily when she saw that I was still going on

defending him, Mom! He’s a grown adult now, and he still doesn’t have a proper job! All he does is gamble, drink, and freeload off us

him by then, but I refused to that

treating your brother like this! I know you’ve had it rough at work and all, but you’ve already scolded

wouldn’t

him a fierce glare and sat

Mom and Dad had spoiled him way too much. They never let him do

going

squabble between siblings, that’s all!” Mom spoke up before I

last saw Anna, so I was having a

I kept my feelings to myself as Dad had a weak heart, and I didn’t want to get into a fight with Steven in front

had prepared quite a lot of dishes for dinner as I hadn’t returned in

defending Steven and all, they still care about me! I felt a heartwarming

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

this meal was meant for Steven, not me…

that in mind, I kept my head low as I finished my meal in silence while Mom continued

reason for coming home.

about nine before knocking on my parents’ door. They had a habit

on in,” Mom called out from inside

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