During this time, they were off again while Brad was attending his third year of college. Some bullshit he told Beth about "being far away was too hard on him," and "he needed to focus on schoolwork and not dating." We all knew it was, so he could fuck whoever he wanted to and not have to worry about checking in with my sister, who was stuck at home, unable to afford college.

I pulled up to the house a little after two-thirty in the morning and began to slide most of my gear to the back of the truck, so I wouldn't have to climb in and out for...