I wish she didn't bring him up. I was fine until she brought him up. He's not even here, yet he has a way of ruining everything.

I barge into the room, immediately taking off my pants and flinging them aside as I move toward the bathroom.

I go straight into the shower, turning it on and adjusting the temperature until it's warm.

Leaning my head against the tiles, I let the water spray against my back. My mind races with thoughts, the water barely doing its expected job of calming my nerves. Thoughts of my parents and how much better it'd have been if things were different while I...