"No, it's alright," Luke said. "He's going to come over regardless."
"Who is?" I inquired, knowing the answer already, and felt the heat rise in my cheeks.
"Duh, James. "He just got a fantastic new sound system for his vehicle and wants to show it off," he said.
“Where does he get the money for stuff like that?” my mom asked.
It was a question that had occurred to me, but one I never really pursued because it really didn't matter all that much to me. But I had thought about it briefly, given that my brother worked at the same club and couldn't even afford his own toilet paper – he made our parents buy it for him.
"I'm not sure. "Side jobs and stuff," Luke answered, without looking us in the eyes. "Does it really matter to you?" At the very least, he's earning a livelihood, right?"
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