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“Why? So you could take the ood brother most of my life—a little selfish, but neverand the breakdown over the divorce This isn’t him He isn’t himself”
“I hope you’re right Because if he was always this nasty, then I feel like an idiot being his friend so long And I feel disloyal for doubting him But really, I’m sorry you had to deal with it It’s on account of uy, he wouldn’t be losing his shit”
“Oh, I’ardless of you He thinks I’ a fool of hi back in and taking care of Dad”
“Was he living there and taking care of your dad? Did I miss that? Had he even so much as hired a home health aid?”
“Nope But I’ And—”
“I’onna stop you there Because I want to hear about what happened and how you felt, but I’ while you talk Is that okay?”
“I guess so”
“Go ahead I’”
“It’syou so mad that you have to clean stuff?”
“Yes Sarah Jo, theto want to putis cheaper and healthier,” he said
“I don’t want to upset you,” I faltered
“No,” he said, stopping in his tracks “You can tellyou want to tellthings I learned in et upset about so you tell me, that’s on oing out and whupping somebody’s ass,” he said
Part of h because it was so weird to see this incredibly onna deal with his feelings constructively It was a good thing, and I was proud of him for it I just couldn’t help but wishmechanisms
I finished telling him about Ryan and asked what happened when he went to see my brother
“I kneas taking a risk, that I was probably going to dah to say soave him the na our relationship a secret froso to control them is shitty and doesn’t work”
“I bet he didn’t take that well,” I said with a sigh “I wish you had gotten through to hirew up, with the drinking and the whole, well, Dad just doing whatever he pleased and Ma is just fine and normal I don’t kno I can even reach out and help hi with him I wish I’d done better by him, Luke,” I said
“You’d have to be a saint not to get pissed off at that guy lately Come here,” he said
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