"That is rich coming from you two." Rufus, who basically up and left them when he got married and Alvin, who was still pouting about a myriad of things Sloane didn't even know half of. "You are not helping, not one little bit." Sloane tipped her chin up, her old familiar stubbornness rearing up "I am figuring this out the best that I can, in a way that I can survive, Rufus. You do not get any say in it." He didn't live here anymore and she was old enough to be considered an adult. He could be fussy and Alvin could be moody and they could both have their opinions, but she was not going to stand here and have them gang up on her when they weren't even trying to see where she was coming from.

"I will endeavor to spend more time with Ma, for her sake, but the two of you can leave me alone." Brothers, ugh. With that she turned on her heel and sprinted up the stairs to her room.