My Parents Doubled My Rent So My Unemployed Sister Could Move In, So I Moved Out and Took Everything

to slip inside.

I pulled the door shut behind me.

The smell hit first. Urine, blood, antiseptic, and cold concrete. My stomach turned, but I forced it down.

I clicked on my phone flashlight.

The beam swept across the small room and landed on the corner.

Matthew lay curled on the floor in torn shorts, skin purple with cold. His hands were tied behind his continue reading …