The Brother's Betrayal

George: Steve, think of your family, think of your brother. Won't they be sad if you leave?
Steve shudders as if pierced.
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Steve: My brother Lucus... he's the one I worry about most. I've taken care of him since I was thirteen.
His voice turns rough like sandpaper.
George: What did you see that day?
Steve: I came home early... saw two figures downstairs. My wife and brother. They were too close... so close no explanation was needed.
George: Did you ask them?
Steve (Bitter smile): No. I couldn't even lift my feet. In that moment, I felt as superfluous as air.
George: But you still have a child, right?
Steve: My child is everything to me. I love him more than myself.
He looks up, eyes full of ash.
Steve: Until I found out the child belongs to my wife and the brother I raised with my own hands.
George: So you chose to end it all?
Steve: Like everyone who commits suicide, I don't actually want to die. I just can't find a reason to live.
George (Softly): Actually, you have another reason to live that even you don't know about.
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