My Brother Told Me to Stay Away, So I Quietly Withdrew My Guarantee

the checked approval and the isolation from people who had known him for years, his expression closed and hardened and he told me I was painting her as a monster because I was jealous that my brother had a life that didn’t center on me.

He left the coffee half drunk and walked out.

I sat there for a long time after.

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