The last time we saw Andy was at the table with his parents.
"The Incident?" asked Andy.
"Yes, you'll see that when you were young, before the incident, there was pictures of your brother. He was 13 years old and was happy as can be. He had a phone, loving parents, good grades, and um well a good life." explained his father carefully.
"Yes, and then, we decided that he might be getting lonely, just sitting by himself. We did as much as we could, but we felt like that wasn't enough. We decided to get another child. We told your brother and he was delighted that he will have someone to play with. We decided to adopt one, you see, and we got you... as an infant." his mom explained quickly.
"Your brother didn't like that because he had to help change you and feed you and had lots more chores because your father and I were tired. Your brother wanted an older brother and got mad that he was doing all the work for something we decided. His friends were making fun of him, his grades were slipping, and he was starting to smoke. We thought of taking you back, but we felt bad, so we tried upping our game a little. I still didn't help. It tore you brother apart and soon, it was time for college. He managed to keep up his grades just enough to get in the top university. He left as early as possible with no warning." Andy's mom started to cry.
"That was the last time we saw him. Once he got into college, he never talked to us again." concluded his father.
"Uhh, wow. Umm, thanks." replied Andy in shock.
After that, Andy slowly got up and put away his dishes, got his backpack, and walked to school, in silence.
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