Defending My Daughter
"We're sorry your daughter has been expelled, but you need to reflect on yourself for faking injuries and threatening the school. Now you've even lost your job… People like you who break the rules will be outcasts everywhere."
Ms. Watson snorted, stepped forward, and leaned down, towering over my daughter.
My daughter flinched, burying herself in my arms.
"Bad upbringing leads to bad kids!"
Ms. Watson whispered into my daughter's ear, her voice soft yet filled with malice.
"Of course a morally corrupt mother wouldn't raise a good kid. You little liar."
"Shut your mouth!"
My face went red, and my fingers gripped the doorframe so tightly they hurt.