Jason Carter, an eighteen year old high school senior, can't wait to get out of his parents house and go away to college. Being a typical suburban teen he is anxious to spread his wings and explore the world without his parents constantly looking over his shoulder. Another reason that Jason can't wait to move out is his sister, Tara. She is only a year older than him but being the more mature one he ended up living in her shadow because she demanded so much attention from his parents. It wasn't so much that she wasn't smart, but she was just plain lazy and had always been more interested in boys and going to parties than she was in studying.
Eventually their parents realized that Tara wasn't going to live up to their expectations and they decided to do whatever they could to ensure that she made something of herself. When she started getting bad grades in high school their parents couldn't afford a tutor so they asked Jason to help her out. It was a good thing that he was in so many advanced placement classes because he managed to help her get her grades high enough to graduate. Graduating high school is one thing but getting into college was a whole other problem. After sending out applications to every possible option Tara ended up going to the only school that would take her - Smithson Community College.
Tara, now a college freshman, still lives at home with her parents while she tries to save up for an apartment of her own. So far it hasn't been working out very well for her. In her first semester alone she was fired from three separate jobs. Stuck in a small town putting up with his loser of a sister Jason couldn't wait to finally get away.
Ever since Tara started college she turned into an even bigger party animal. She goes out with her current boyfriend Rick, lately it seems like there is a new guy every other week, every weekend and stumbles home piss drunk. Her father had pretty much given up on Tara at this point but had none the less given her an ultimatum that if she came home drunk one more time he was taking her car away. Normally Jason tried to stay out of his sister's business as much as possible but this was a major problem for him too. He didn't have a car of his own and since Tara usually got rides from her boyfriends she would let him drive her car whenever he needed. He just couldn't stand the thought of losing his only means of getting out of the house so he sat down with his sister and made her promise to lay off the partying for at least a few weeks until their dad had a chance to cool off.
This night was just like any other at the Carter house. Jason's parents were in bed by 10 o'clock and he stayed up watching a movie with his girlfriend Heather. They had been dating for a few months but she still wanted to take things slow and hadn't yet let him go all the way yet. After the movie, Heather went home and Jason stayed up to clean up a little before going to bed.
It was about 1:30am when he heard a car door slam followed by the sound of someone struggling with keys at front door. It had to be Tara. He couldn't let her wake up their parents so he ran over and opened the door for her. Tara was so drunk she could barely stand up. She stood in the entryway fumbling with her keys even as he stood in front of her in the open doorway.
"Shhhh..." Jason put his finger to her mouth trying to get her to keep quiet.
"Dawn't ssshhhh meee. This is myyy house too..." Her slurred speak trailed off as she staggered through the door.
His sister clearly needed his help. Jason grabbed her by the arm and led her inside the house. By the time he managed to close the door Tara was clutching tightly onto him with both hands. Jason guided his sister through the living room to the stairs but had to struggle to get her to go where he wanted. At the base of the stairs Tara turned to her brother and with half-closed eyes slurred "I had such a good time tonight Rick" before her head flopped over onto his shoulder.
