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

you when we get back.”

The BMW turned the corner and disappeared.

The silence that followed was enormous.

I walked back into the garage and stood on the oil stain in the center of the floor. The emptiness felt loud. My eyes drifted to Dennis’s journal. I picked it up again, opened it, and read his last words once more, as if repetition could change reality.continue reading …