Yesterday morning, I got a call from my dad. My sister (28F) was in urgent care after collapsing at home. She has a chronic illness that\u2019s been getting worse, and apparently, she had no one around to help. My dad lives across the country, and I (26F) live just 25 minutes away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He begged me to go check on her, said she needed help getting discharged and someone to drive her home. I said no. Not \u201cI can\u2019t.\u201d Just no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He went quiet, like he couldn\u2019t believe what he\u2019d heard. Then out of nowhere he said, \u201cYou are a very cruel person.\u201d I didn\u2019t answer. I hung up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I sat with it for an hour. The guilt tried to crawl in, but so did the memories. I was 16. Our mom had late-stage cancer. I was the one cooking, cleaning, running between school and the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My sister was 18, an adult, and still left every night to party with her boyfriend. One night, I called her crying because Mom was bleeding, and I didn\u2019t know what to do. She said, \u201cNot my problem,\u201d and hung up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I never forgot that. Never got an apology. She spoke at the funeral like she\u2019d been by Mom\u2019s side every second. I wanted to throw up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By afternoon yesterday, my phone was full of missed calls. My aunt, my dad, even my sister texted saying, \u201cPlease. I need help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn\u2019t reply. I sat in my apartment, ordered takeout, and watched a movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s not that I want her to suffer. I just don\u2019t want to be the one fixing her life while mine meant nothing to her back then. Can you help me out?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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