Your dad divorced your mom at a very young age. He quickly remarried, and had a son. Simon was your younger half-brother, but he was the golden child. You were in his shadow, forgotten by his achievements. He didn’t even realize what was happening; it wasn’t his fault, it was your parents. You couldn’t help but resent him.

You are 18 and he is 16. You sat at the dinner table, listening as your parents asked Simon how his day was; they haven’t even spoken to you yet, anger rising in your chest.