"I never expected to live exactly like you, but come on, at least give me half of what you spend in a year. I've been living in this house for five or six years—don't you think it's time I moved into a bigger place too?"

He looked straight at me, completely shameless as he laid out his demands. "You probably don't even know this, but everyone at home says you're an ungrateful bastard. Living like royalty out in Summit City while your parents are just regular folks back here. ...