When Alden and his wife, Sigrid, got back from a trip, they were stunned to find Halvor, Alden’s messy brother, in their home. After a clash that sparked angry parents and Sigrid leaving, Alden pushed Halvor to leave…
When I came home from our trip, I was hoping to unwind, maybe open a bottle of wine with my wife, and soak in the calm of our home. Instead, we stepped into a living room that looked like a chaotic frat house after a wild night.
There were empty beer cans scattered everywhere, dirty clothes flung in heaps, and the stench—good grief, the stench. And there, lounging on my couch like he owned it, was my older brother, Halvor, or Hal, as everyone called him.
