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My gaze snapped to him. \u201cI don\u2019t see you<\/i>paying for anything.\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t talk to your brother like that!\u201d my mother shot back. \u201cHe\u2019s trying his best!\u201d A humorless laugh escaped me. \u201cReally? Because from where I\u2019m standing, the only thing he\u2019s trying to do is set a world record for consecutive hours of doing absolutely nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEnough,\u201d my father said sharply. \u201cWe\u2019re asking you to step up. If you were a good son, you\u2019d take full responsibility for this house.\u201d Something inside me broke. After everything I had given\u2014my time, my money, my patience\u2014it was still not enough. It would never be enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me get this straight,\u201d I said, my voice eerily calm. \u201cYou want me to take over the mortgage completely, pay for everything, while Zach continues to do nothing. And you see nothing wrong with that?\u201d \u201cWe just thought as our son, you\u2019d want to help your family,\u201d my mother replied,<\/p>\n

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My gaze snapped to him. \u201cI don\u2019t see youpaying for anything.\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t talk to your brother like that!\u201d my mother shot back. \u201cHe\u2019s trying his best!\u201d A humorless laugh escaped me. \u201cReally? Because from where I\u2019m standing, the only thing he\u2019s trying to do is set a world record for consecutive hours of doing absolutely…<\/p>\n

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