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

When everyone else had gone, I stayed.

My heels sank slightly into soft soil. The new mound of dirt looked too raw, too fresh. I stared at it as if staring could summon George back, could make this a mistake someone corrected.

“Goodbye, George,” I whispered, my voice thin in the open air. “I’m sorry they didn’t come. I’m sorry I couldn’t make them be continue reading …