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We need to talk, Evan,\u201d my mother began. My father stepped forward. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking, and we think it\u2019s time you contribute more,\u201d he said, his voice heavy with false reason. \u201cYou make good money. It\u2019s not fair that we\u2019re struggling while you\u2019re out living on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n

I just stared at them. \u201cI already am contributing.\u201d \u201cA few bills?\u201d my mother scoffed. \u201cThat\u2019s nothing.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve been covering the mortgage for the past two years,\u201d<\/b> I said, my voice dangerously low. Zach, without looking up from his phone, had the audacity to roll his eyes. \u201cCome on, man. It\u2019s just money.\u201d<\/p>\n

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We need to talk, Evan,\u201d my mother began. My father stepped forward. \u201cWe\u2019ve been talking, and we think it\u2019s time you contribute more,\u201d he said, his voice heavy with false reason. \u201cYou make good money. It\u2019s not fair that we\u2019re struggling while you\u2019re out living on your own.\u201d I just stared at them. \u201cI already…<\/p>\n

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