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My Parents Chose the Caregiver Over Me

My Parents Chose the Caregiver Over Me

Short Story · Emotional Realism
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Language: English
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Feel-Good Story

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Familial Bond

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Family Emotions

Biological Family

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It was not easy for me to be home for the long holidays, but my father ordered me to do the dishes after dinner. I was taken aback. "Don't you have a caregiver at home?" My mother frowned. "It's been hard on Harry to be taking care of us every day. Since you're home, you should let him take a rest, and do all the housework." I could not understand this. "But I paid a lot of money to hire him to take care of you and the housework. Why am I doing the work I paid him to do?" My words caused Harry Lambert to tear up, and they angered my parents as well. My mother frowned. "What's the point of bringing you up when we hardly see you in a year. At least Harry is considerate enough to stay by our side and take care of us." As for my father, he pointed at my nose. "You don't need to waste your time coming back anymore. Harry will be our son from now on! You can just get out and do whatever you want!" I smiled in exasperation. Work had been extremely busy for me, but I still gave my parents a handsome monthly allowance. Even the caregiver cost a lot of money, but they ended up treating him like he was something precious. If that were the case, I would stop paying for everything. I wanted to see if the caregiver would still be willing to act as their son and work for free.

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14 Chapters
Chapter 1
I decided to make an early return home for the long weekend to surprise my parents, but when I got up, I realized my keys could not unlock the door. I tried multiple times again, but the lock refused to budge, and that was when it dawned on me that the locks to the house had been changed.Left with no other choice, I called my mother's phone. It rang for quite a while before she finally picked up, and I could hear noises in the background that sounded like she was on a busy street. She said over the phone, "Hello? Charlie? Why are you calling me?" "I'm home, Mom. I'm right outside the door, and I can't get in. Why did you change the locks?" It took a few seconds for my mother to answer, "Oh, you're home. Your dad and I are out shopping with Harry. Wait for us outside the door. We'll be home soon." Before I could say anything, she hung up. I stood at the staircase with my luggage and waited for an hour before I finally heard footsteps coming up the stairs. I looked up to se
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Chapter 2
After entering the house, I walked toward the shoe rack out of habit to change into house slippers, but I saw Harry wearing my cotton slippers.Harry noticed me looking at his feet, and he quickly pulled out another pair of house slippers from the bottom of the rack out of fluster. He placed the slippers in front of me and said, "I'm sorry. I've worn your slippers, Charlie. Here, wear these instead." I stared at the thin slippers, and stared back at my cotton slippers on Harry's feet. It felt weird, but I said nothing as I put on the extra slippers quietly.After dinner, I wanted a short rest, as I was tired from traveling all day, but my father pointed at the table and said, "You should do the dishes." I was taken aback as I blurted, "Don't we have a caregiver?"My mother frowned immediately as she set her glass of water down on the table. She looked at me sullenly, "Harry has been working hard to take care of us. He does our laundry, cooks, and makes our drinks. Do you have
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Chapter 3
My father's face fell. "But you don't even come home for Christmas. Is that acceptable? That's the time when our family should be together. What's the point of giving us money when your mother and I have enough money from our pensions? We don't need your money.""Don't be mad, Harold." Harry quickly went to my father and gently tugged on his arm. He smiled gently, "It's not easy for Charlie to be working in the capital on his own. He's in higher management now, and it's only normal that he can't make much time. I'm sure he misses both of you a lot."However, my father only got angrier after hearing Harry's words. "What's so great about being in higher management? He's a man, and he needs to take care of his family sooner or later. It doesn't matter how high he climbs up the career ladder. He would still need to take care of his family in the end."My mother agreed. "You're not getting any younger, Charlie. It's time you considered getting married. My colleague's daughter is about th
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Chapter 4
My father looked sullen. "Nothing you can do? You just don't care about us now that you've made it in the city!""The bottom line is that I won't resign," I said firmly, refusing to give in.My father wanted to continue berating me, but Harry quickly came over to try to smooth things over. "Harold, Sandra, it's not often that Charlie comes home. You're a family, so you should try and talk things over, not argue."Harry turned to look at me with a soft smile, "Harold and Sandra are getting on in years, Charlie, and all they want is someone to be by their side. It's only normal that they feel that way, so please don't be mad about it."My father's expression softened when he looked at Harry. "Harry is the understanding one, and he's the one who cares about us. He's not like you at all. All you know is work and money."I did not want to argue with them any longer. It was becoming mentally exhausting, so I turned to return to my room. However, I was taken aback when I pushed the door
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Chapter 5
After the gathering, we decided to continue the event by adjourning to the restaurant the family had booked earlier. While we were seated around the table, my mother said, "Now that everyone has gathered, Harold and I have something to announce."My father continued the announcement by looking at everyone and saying, "We're planning to take Harry in as our godson."Everyone went silent at his announcement, and our relatives started looking at each other. My mother said, "Harry has always been a considerate child. He has been taking very good care of us by doing the laundry, cooking, and serving us drinks, and he's closer to us than our own son."Our relatives turned to look at me while I gripped my fork and stayed silent.My father glanced at me, and his tone turned grim. "Harry is nothing like someone we know who never shows up throughout the year, and if he did, all he talks about is money and never shows us any concern. He refuses to resign and come home to take care of us, an
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Chapter 6
I listened to my mother griping at the situation while on the phone, and I found it ridiculous. "Allowance? Harry's salary? Isn't he your godson now?"There was a three-second silence as my mother did not expect my retort. Her voice rose several octaves very quickly, sounding guilty yet frustrated. "What does having Harry as a godson have anything to do with the allowance? We brought you up, Charlie, and we paid for your university. It's only right that you give us a monthly allowance.""It's right?" I scoffed. "I remember Dad slamming the table and saying that you don't need my money when you have your pensions. He also said that all I see is money, and I don't care about my parents. It's only been a week or two, and you're already asking me for money?""T-Those were just words said in a moment of anger!" My mother was getting flustered, and she started to stammer, but she refused to let go of her ego as a parent. "Stop wasting time with this nonsense and transfer the money to us
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Chapter 7
Harry also sent me a text: [Charlie, don't be mad at Harold and Sandra, and don't turn your back on them. They're already quite old, and they can't take it if you anger them this way.]All of those texts were just annoying and disgusting to me. I blocked all their numbers on my phone and flung it to the side, not willing to see news about them anymore. I turned to look out the window. It had a view of the city lights, flashing brightly in the night, and the roads shone bright with the heavy traffic. I could feel the gentle gust of the night breeze from the window, which was cooling to the skin.I gave a long exhale, and I could feel the heavy burden on my shoulders melt away. It felt so good.For years, I had lived under the restrictions and binds of my family, who constantly blackmailed me morally, and I did everything I could to make them happy. Yet, they have never once approved of anything I did. Now that we had finally cut off ties, it felt like a sweet release.When I arriv
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Chapter 8
They used to enjoy the monthly allowance of 10,000 I gave them, and I had been paying Harry's salary as well. They would eat whatever they wanted and buy whatever they fancied without worrying about how much they cost. They would also constantly buy Harry clothes and accessories, doting on him like their own son.However, my parents had to rely on their meager pension since I stopped paying them. It did not take long for their money to run out, and they even had to start budgeting when shopping for groceries at home.Dinner was a simple soup and a vegetable dish one night, and the most expensive item was some eggs. They could not afford any meat at their table anymore.My father stared at the dishes on the table, and his face fell. He put his utensils down and shouted at Harry, who was cleaning up the cooking utensils in the kitchen. "Why is this all we have? We don't even have meat on the table. Is this what you're feeding Sandra and me?"Harry walked out of the kitchen while wipi
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Chapter 9
It was not long before my mother wanted to put on her gold bracelet to visit our relatives, but could not find it, even after ransacking her cupboard for it. After some thought, she realized that Harry was the only one who had gone through her cupboard, and my parents immediately understood what had transpired, so they confronted him."Were you the one who took Sandra's gold bracelet, Harry?" My father trembled with anger as he pointed at Harry with a grim look. His eyes were filled with fury and disappointment. He had never thought that the godson he trusted would steal from them.Harry looked nonchalant as his hands were placed on his waist while he denied it, "What gold bracelet? I don't know anything about it! Stop accusing me of things I didn't do. I never took anything for you. You must have misplaced it or lost it.""There are only three of us in this house. Who else would take it if it wasn't you?" My mother started to tear up as she choked back a sob. "We've always treate
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Chapter 10
My parents could not take it, but there was nothing they could do about it. After all, they were the ones who took the initiative to take Harry in as their godson. If word got out about what was happening, it would be humiliating to them. Whenever my parents tried to kick Harry out, he would start making a huge fuss while saying incessantly, "Didn't you want me as your son? Isn't it normal for your son to stay in your house? If you kick me out, I'll tell everyone about how you abused me. Let's see how everyone will look at you when you walk out of this house!"My parents had no idea how to deal with Harry. All they could do was sigh as they spent the rest of their days feeling unsettled. The house eventually became a mess because of Harry. There was rubbish everywhere, and their meals were put together without care. My parents had to be careful with everything they did to avoid upsetting Harry, who might get worked up.They started to miss me as they stared at the empty house and
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