72. My Brother from Beyond

The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

Storytelling, Personal Journals, Story, Podcast, Stories, True, Society & Culture

4.4 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Louise’s brother Jessie was everyone’s best friend. So she had to conceal her happiness when he died. Louise tells us about their complicated relationship and the unexpected things that have happened since he passed.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	So tell me your secret.
0:03.3	In high school, my friends and I around this time of year used to grab up people's old
0:07.7	pumpkins and their porches and we would drive around the neighborhood and toss them at things.
0:12.8	One night, an ill-amed throw, took out the back window of an RV.
0:17.5	We never got caught and we thankfully never had to pay for it.
0:20.4	I also hope nobody was sleeping in there.
0:30.0	Hi, my name is Louise and my secret is that I pretend I'm sad that my brother, who
0:41.9	was beloved by all, is dead.
0:44.2	But I'm not.
0:45.2	And I'll tell you how I know that's okay with him.
0:48.2	We're going to explore what would cause a sister to be happy that her brother, a man
0:52.1	who easily made deep friendships and was adored by everyone in his social circles,
0:56.6	is gone.
0:57.6	It's been a while.
0:59.2	Yeah, definitely.
1:00.2	This has been an interview long in the making.
1:02.2	Yeah, I'm glad we finally get to connect though.
1:05.2	Yeah, me too.
1:06.2	I think I'm ready.
1:07.2	I don't know.
1:08.2	There's something a little nerve-wracking about telling this story.
1:09.2	I've tried not to actually think about it too much in the last few days or weeks or months.
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