“Hey man, you ready?”   “No.”   “What the hell do you mean ‘No’?”   “Alright, I’ll spell it out for you; N-O.”   “Look. You listen to me and you listen to me good. Go upstairs and get dressed NOW.” “Just ‘cause you’re my big brother doesn’t mean I gotta follow your orders. I’m a grown man now.”   “Oh, so you bad now huh? You’re grown now? Well sir, I’ve never heard of a grown man running away from his problems.”   “Psssh, man I don’t even know what you’re talking about -”   “BULLSHIT! You know goddamn well what I’m talking about.”   “And I know goddamn well where this is leading up to. Man, move.”   “I’m not through talking with you yet-”   “Let go of my arm Mike!”   “Since you want to act like a child, I’m going to chastise you like one.”   “I said ‘let go of my damn arm!’ What the hell’s wrong with you?”   “Dealing with your stubborn cowardly ass is what’s wrong with me. Why can’t you just GO to the funeral James? Why can’t you for ONCE, just ONCE, not make things about you?!”   “Well Mike, I apologize if I don’t want to see my mother buried 6 feet under. I sincerely, sincerely apologize for that –”   “You selfish son of a bitch. That’s exactly the type of shit I’m talking about! She’s MY mother too! You don’t think I’m hurtin’ man? Huh?! You don’t think I’m hurtin’ too?!”   “Shit, you coulda fooled me. ‘Hurtin’, psssh, man please. I didn’t see you shed one tear when Dad died, when Mom was in the hospital all of those times, and I bet you’re going to stand there with absolutely no feeling in your body once Mom is being taken away.”   “Jimmy, listen. Once Pops passed away, I became the man of the house. He told me before he passed that I am the one who will take care of you and Mom and that’s what I’ve been doing since I was goddamn 18 years old. I’m just trying to remain strong for the sake of this family.”   “Well obviously there’s a lot of strength that goes int0 walking around pretending as if nothing happens. You can bullshit me all you want to like I’m still that 8 year old boy asking ‘When’s…

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