My "Perfect" Brother Is Not So Perfect

professor mcguire said that if i aced this last test i would be at the top of the class for this semester derek my older brother mentioned before shoveling food into his mouth i looked over at my brother with a critical eye his left eye always had a slight twitch whenever he was lying i wondered what he was hiding from mom and dad suddenly someone knocked on the door keisha are you expecting someone mom looked at me over her glasses you know i don't like it when company disturbs dinner i rolled my eyes i'm not expecting anyone mom sorry mom it's me derek wiped his mouth and stood up craig had to drop off some papers for me that professor mcguire needs mom nodded and derek went to answer the door a few minutes later derek returned so what type of papers did craig need to drop off at this hour i smurfed in derek's direction nothing that concerns a high school student derek responded annoyed we'll see about that i mumbled as i gulped down the last of my juice dessert dad chimed in i made my famous apple pie me derek and i shouted together we looked at each other before we doubled over in laughter as dad and derek went to the kitchen to organize dessert i excused myself from the table and told mom i needed to use the bathroom i snuck into derek's room my eyes widened when i realized what craig dropped off for him hi my name is keisha like and subscribe to our channel don't forget to tap that notification bell if you do you may get your favorite dessert tonight as my parents and i walked onto derek's college campus i couldn't help but smile hoping that by coming unannounced we would catch him in something unethical you see derek and i were complete opposites he has always been my parents perfect child straight a's always does what he's told and just an all-around goody two-shoes he also had a gorgeous girlfriend haley who was actually pretty cool to hang with i on the other hand would question everything which usually got me into trouble with teachers had my own sense of fashion and well pretty much did what i wanted i don't even think my parents expected me to go to college when we got to his dorm room one of his roommates opened the door hi mr mrs corrington how are you luke smiled hi luke dad gave him a firm handshake is derek around the guys looked at each other before luke replied he had to do a philosophy makeup exam with professor mcguire i raised my eyebrows suspiciously classes on a saturday it's a special class luke shot a look at me mom are you guys really believing the story these guys can't lie to save their lives oh kesha stop it dad looked at me sternly well let him know that we dropped by mom said as she handed them a basket of baked goods see i told you we should have called first mom whispered to dad as they left the room my parents may have bought that lame excuse but i didn't whatever derek is hiding i am going to find out what it is bye guys luke smiled at me maybe if you weren't such a problematic child your parents may believe you once in a while luke closed the door on my face how dare he i fumed as i ran to catch up with my parents i'll find out what derek is up to as we were exiting the campus derek called out behind us mom dad wait up as he approached us i asked how was your exam with professor mcguire what a confused looked wash over derrick's face don't bombard derrick with your silly questions mom said as she kissed him on the cheek let's get some lunch dad patted derek's back fondly after that exam you must have worked up an appetite the three of them walked up front having their own conversation as though i didn't exist you would think that i'd be used to it by now but it still makes my blood boil my parents always hung on to every word that derek spoke but never listened to anything i had to say we had lunch and i used my phone as i appeared to be invisible to my family after lunch mom asked eric if he was coming to thanksgiving dinner and he said yes we said our goodbyes and we headed home professor mcguire said that if i aced this last test i would be the top of the class for this semester derek my older brother mentioned before shoveling food into his mouth i looked over at my brother with a critical eye his left eye always had a slight twitch whenever he was lying i wondered what he was hiding from mom and dad suddenly someone knocked on the door keisha are you expecting someone mom looked at me over her glasses you know i don't like it when company disturbs dinner i rolled my eyes i'm not expecting anyone mom sorry mom it's me derek wiped his mouth and stood up craig had to drop off some papers for me that professor mcguire needs mom nodded and derek went to answer the door a few minutes later derek returned so what type of papers did craig need to drop off at this hour i smirked in derek's direction nothing that concerns a high school student derek responded annoyed we'll see about that i mumbled as i gulped down the last of my juice who wants dessert dad chimed in i made my famous apple pie me derek and i shouted together we looked at each other before we doubled over in laughter as dad and derek went to the kitchen to organize dessert i excused myself from the table and told mom i needed to use the bathroom i snuck into derek's room my eyes widened when i realized what craig dropped off for him on derek's bed was a large envelope of transcripts as i flipped through them i heard the door close behind me i spun around and there stood derek he rushed over and snatched the papers from my hand why do you have fake transcripts i looked at derek as i tap my foot lightly look it's nothing you need to worry about okay i wonder if mom and dad need to be worried he froze you can't tell mom and dad i laughed i can't oh i'm telling i walked towards the bedroom door but derek blocked me he explained that he dropped out of college about a year ago and he has been living off the checks mom and dad had been sending him for tuition his friend's uncle already has a job lined up for him after college that's why he needed the transcripts i'm tired of being the perfect son i'm tired of being perfect for the both of us do you know how frustrating that is i want to live my own life you know i can't tell mom about this she already has a heart complication and i don't want to make it worse you feel frustrated do you know how it feels to constantly live in your shadow never being good enough for mom or dad the only time they ever see me is when i do something they disapprove of i'm sorry that you feel that you need to be perfect bro but i guess you'll have to be the perfect child for a bit longer i want 15 of your paycheck or i'm not only telling mom but i'll be paying a visit to your boss to let them know that you never graduated from college before derek could respond i walked out of his room with a smirk on my face derek and i went back to the table and pretended that nothing happened between us over the next few months i helped derek with his charade of pretending to be in college on the day of his graduation i faked being sick so we could all miss his graduation service i was kept overnight for observation and derek spent the night with me and told her parents to go home and get some rest once derek officially graduated he started his job and i collected 15 percent of his paycheck every month things were going great until the following thanksgiving mom dad derek and i were once again sitting around the table for thanksgiving dinner when there was a knock on the door i opened the door and there stood auntie patricia hey y'all it's auntie pat i yelled to the others in the dining room as i hugged her auntie pat was the black sheep of the family whether she was invited or not she showed up and usually brought some type of drama along the way how are you baby girl i hope you are getting ready for college i'm doing the best that i can auntie i smiled and followed her to the dining room where she greeted everyone pat you aren't welcome here mom said dryly last time i checked our parents also left me the house miriam i'm here get over it she's family and i think she should be allowed to stay i fold in my arms when you have your own house you can have her by you but until then she isn't allowed here no matter if half the house is technically hers honey dad looked embarrassed it's thanksgiving you can make an exception fine if she stays then i go auntie pat sat by the table and began to pile food on a plate mom pushed her chair back and walked out of the room it's nice to see you pat dad smiled before he followed mom out of the room derek and i stayed with aunt pat as we updated her on what was going on in our lives somewhere along the line derek let it flip that he and haley eloped mom is going to have a fit when she hears this i gasped oh mom i said playfully kesha you know how mom is and i don't want you to upset her given her heart condition at all especially with everything else that you've been hiding i batted my eyes at derek who told you your mom had a heart problem auntie pat asked with a raised eyebrow and why have you been hiding derek derek consumed by the new information about mom ignored auntie pat's last question mom did when she went to hospital during my piano recital when i was 12. derek looked at me then at auntie pat boy the doctor told your mother that she was having an anxiety attack auntie pat laughed just like miriam to manipulate people to get them to do what she wants derek stormed out of the roman into the living room where mom and dad were watching television auntie pat and i followed mom do you have a heart condition you know i do where is this coming from mom if you've never been honest about anything else please be honest now do you have a heart problem i chimed in auntie pat said mom glared at her sister this is why you aren't invited over you are always starting trouble telling the truth you mean auntie pat asked before biting into the drumstick in her hand just tell him the truth miriam what is she talking about miriam dad asked looking quite confused about the entire situation mom sighed fine she stood up and looked at everyone i don't have heart complications is everyone happy now mom threw her hands up in the air i watched as the shock of what mom had said turned to her on dad's face so what have you been taking all these years vitamins dad shook his head and turned towards the window i can't believe i pretended to be a perfect son i guess we are a family of frauds derek yelled he told mom and dad about how he had dropped out of college about his new job how he and his girlfriend had eloped and she was four months pregnant then he turned to me and you my own sister who i thought would have my back blackmailed me i am so done with his family i don't want to see any of you again with that derek left and we never saw him again the next few months things got worse with mom and dad when i finished high school dad left mom was devastated and went through a period of withdrawal not talking and not eating even though i got into penn state i decided to go to a community college so i could look after mom i also took a job on afternoons and weekends to have some extra cash after dad left i tried to contact derek to apologize but he refused my calls i didn't have much of a social life in college and one semester before exams my friends insisted that i go to a party with them on my night off i was reluctant to go because i wanted to spend the night with mom since she said she never sees me anymore and she feels trapped at home by herself that night i told mom i had to work an extra shift i felt bad lying to mom but i needed to de-stress she said okay went to her room and locked the door by the time my friends and i got to the club the party was in full swing i was having a great time and thanked my friends for dragging me out the house that was until i saw her the crowd was cheering and someone was dancing in the middle my friends and i inched forward to see who the dancer was my eyes widened when i realized it was my mother mom i shouted as i spun her around to face me hi keisha i thought you were working tonight she fumbled i can't believe i've been feeling sorry for you all this time and here you are living your best life i'm so done with this i stormed off and exited the club mom close on my heels keisha honey wait please i stopped and rolled my eyes before turning to face her what do you want mom are you going to tell me how sorry you are and that you need another chance you're all out of chances mom i'll be moving out tonight and i'm going to live with dad i turned and walked away from mom i hope that one day she realizes that she has a problem and gets the help that she needs

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Length: 12min 18sec (738 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 03 2021