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

he’d forgotten to hide properly. The zipper gaped, careless. I wondered, absurdly, if he had been in a hurry because she’d been laughing, or because he’d been distracted by the warmth of her mouth.

My stomach rolled. I pressed my palm against my abdomen as though I could calm myself from the outside.

The irony arrived with its own bitter clarity. For continue reading …