Chapter 134 Mary's Big Brother #1

Dan grew up in a strict religious family. His parents had been married since they were 19 years old, and they started having children shortly thereafter. By the time they were 28, they had two sons and a daughter. Dan is in the middle. His brother, Mark, is three years older. His sister, Mary, is three years younger. Dan is 21 years old and doesn't quite fit into the family dynamic
His family's lifestyle revolves almost completely around church. Mission trips, bible studies, prayer groups...the whole works. Mark and Mary pretty much fell in line with the expectations, but Dan had never felt any connection to the religion that had been shoved down his throat his whole life.
He was entering his third year of college and lived at home. His older brother moved out of the house after he finished college a year earlier, leaving Dan and his soon-to-be high school senior sister at home. Mark and Dan had always gotten along great, but Mark had fit into the straight-edge evangelical routine much more easily than Dan. Recently, they hadn't spent much time together. Mark's wife fit the mold his mom envisioned, and they were on their way to starting their own family.