He Took My Reservation For His Parents—Unaware The Restaurant Was My Brother’s

over, and apologize for whatever awkwardness had occurred at the restaurant, to soothe his wounded ego and restore his sense of being the center of my universe.

I didn’t.

Instead, I closed the door quietly behind me and simply stood there, letting my eyes adjust to the darkness, refusing to play the role he’d scripted for me.

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