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

her apartment. Where is she supposed to go?”

I could feel Vanessa watching me. I could picture her face, the way she enjoyed the performance. She didn’t need to argue. My mother would do it for her.

“That isn’t my responsibility,” I said, and the moment the words left my mouth I knew they would be used against me. They sounded harsh even to my own ears.continue reading …