I stifled a yawn as my feet slowly dragged me down the stairs towards the kitchen. It was finally Saturday, no school and no homework. My fingers found the handle on the fridge and I gave it a soft tug. The light from inside the fridge hurt my eyes at first and I stood there a moment, allowing them to adjust. Like usual, our fridge was empty. Mom was constantly working and my dad never bothered s

One night, after an evening of heavy drinking, I stumbled clumsily into the house to find my older sister and her best friend passed out on the couch, as they had obviously been drinking themselves.



My sister lifted her head up and mumbled something that resembled that I should help her and her friend up to bed. I sighed and agreed.



I carried my sister up to her room, placed her in the be