The System's Cruelest Game

My younger brother, Leo, died in the emergency room, a casualty of our parents'twisted "tests."

For years, "system prompts" had controlled our lives, confirming that Leo and I were mere side characters in our adoptive brother Ashton's "golden-boy" narrative.

The ultimate test arrived when our parents refused to pay for Leo's emergency treatment after Ashton knowingly gave him a peanut cookie, triggering his fatal allergy.

The system grimly confirmed: "Allergen exposure by Subject Ashton: successful. Test parameters met."