[ He'd always wondered. In fact, he'd confronted them about it a few times, and gotten stock answers of "he's the eldest, we expect more of him" or something like that.
He never bought it. ]
They were overbearing. Why do you think I left and did my own thing so quickly? You know I value my freedom.
[ The sooner he could get out of that place the better, in his mind. Something about them had always felt like a little bit too much, in every possible way. ]
I thought maybe I was imagining it. Or maybe I was young and stupid. But it always felt like there was a weird tension in the air at home.
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[ He'd always wondered. In fact, he'd confronted them about it a few times, and gotten stock answers of "he's the eldest, we expect more of him" or something like that.
He never bought it. ]
They were overbearing. Why do you think I left and did my own thing so quickly? You know I value my freedom.
[ The sooner he could get out of that place the better, in his mind. Something about them had always felt like a little bit too much, in every possible way. ]
I thought maybe I was imagining it. Or maybe I was young and stupid. But it always felt like there was a weird tension in the air at home.