Entangled With My Soon-to-be Brother-in-law

the ground. My eyes were dry. I had no more tears to cr

oncerned with paying their last respects to my mother Pamela Thompson who had

layed the character of a grieving widow, a hand

ne see her fo

another moment. I didn't care to shake hands or

re of my father and me. My fingers traced the outline of his s

d moments later, and Pame

id, her eyes cold and unfeelin

eave just as you came. I'll be fine without you just as we were

I was going to be fine here without her and I

back to California." Pamela smirk

be kidding me right? This is my home an

ely knew her, she left us alone for years and now that Dad

never ha

locked in mine. "I don't have to force you to do anything. You'

the

Why would I beg you f

was very forgetful." Pamel

ts, she was lucky

o, technically, I own everything after his passing. From the house, to the comp

mach t

not possible. He left me everyt

't happen

, a cruel sound that

on't have much of a choice. Everything is in my name and so you'll

ce that held memories of my dad. And now s

on my nightstand. "I'll leave you to pack your bags. We l

ed. I reached for it, it

washed

ion of moving to California to him. M

reading the text. I

on the s

e, I

ne was flat, emotionless. "The relationship between us is

caller ID again, to be sur

Tyler?

oice barely

p is over, Emili

und had been ripped

an by the relat

what you're talking about, what e

you get

g break up with me over a fucking text? On the day o

ake this harder than it needs to be. We're both adults an

ind

here. Right here in this room. Holdin

y," I said, my voice shaking. "You were here in my house, in

anything else. Just let it g

let i

diately clicke

ifo

d to... Are you breaking up with me bec

le

ake any sense. Why would she

hitched.

ve been together for years and all of a sudden. You're b

leave for

ic

ne wen

ng up th

g up my calls. I sat there, staring at the pho

ime we went our separate ways. I'm no longer interested in be

llowe

em once.

hated more at this

ove, one sign of resistance and

ss, as the sun slowly

going to make me live under her thumb and now the only pers

werless a

rows, forget that my life wa

ed my car keys, I hurried out the

a shit hole, but I wasn't

f, and I think I know just