Powerful Words
She reached out to hug my legs, but I coldly stepped away.
She didn't get mad. She simply covered her face and wept uncontrollably. "I regret it so much. How could I have been so blind? I shouldn't have defended that good-for-nothing! He's gone mad! This morning, just because breakfast was a bit cold, he cut a long gash on my arm with a pair of scissors!"
Mom rolled up her sleeve, revealing a fresh, unhealed wound on her forearm, and sobbed breathlessly.
Dad also walked in, his eyes teary. He placed a stamped document on the table.