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

with us.

I waited for someone to notice. I waited for my mother’s face to shift, for my father to blink, for Lydia to pause and say, oh, right, we’ll adjust.

Nothing.

I cleared my throat. “That’s the week of my engagement ceremony.”

Lydia looked up with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “Yeah. We know.”

My stomach tightened. “Why that week?”

She swirled continue reading …