Nothing worked. Susanne grew tired of it. She didn’t hate him. Really, she didn’t. He was still her brother, but he was ruining everything. Her parents argued more and more as the days went by, blaming each other for how withdrawn he became, but that just caused him to retreat into himself even further. Until one day, he snapped at her when she called him down for dinner and demanded to just be left alone. Susanne was so tired of it that she instantly agreed and slammed the door as she stomped down and out of the house. If only she didn’t leave. If only her father didn’t chase after her. If only her mother was higher than Tier 5 and had stronger spiritual perception. If only. If any one of those things hadn’t happened, they might have been able to notice as her brother hung himsel

