the odd couple

My brother is my roommate because my aunt(who lives in Illinois) let's him live in her house rent free just like me ostensibly to run off hunters (she has a couple hundred acres and it's full of deer, turkey, squirrels, rabbits, and quail) harvest pecans, and just generally take care of the place. The only thing we actually do is run off hunters if it is not too much trouble. My brother is also a chronic alcoholic who lost his license to drive a couple of years ago and is continually scavenging rides to and from places, mainly the closest liquor stores and casinos. His drink of choice is vodka - and he likes it ice cold mixed with almost anything. We are a pitiful pair in the mornings: if I don't have my shot I get sick as hell and if he does not have his shots he gets sick as well but it is much easier for him to get well than me yet I seem to keep up with my addiction  better than he does, mainly because I can still drive and he can't. I've lost count of the times he has called me begging and ill to bring him several pints of  the cheapest vodka I can buy, usually Smirnoff or Popov, sometimes Finlandia if its on special. He receives a veterans disability check plus gets free medical at the VA, they also load him up with painkillers, antipsychotics,  sleeping pills, and whatever pill is the current one or ones they are trying out on his for his various mental issues. He is several years older than I am but and it's even hard for me to comprehend, I am the more responsible one if you can be responsible when you are shooting heroin. Since my brother can't work he stays home all day long drinking, watching TV, and cleaning because he is a damn neat freak. It's something he picked up in the service and he keeps that damn house spotless and spartan like a military barracks - he is constantly bitching about my room and I just keep my damn door closed most of the time now.