Facing the Brat and His Family

stmas, my nephew sc

on in her arms and said, "Look at my

e turne

scratched, we'll pay for the repainting. Why don't we simply consider it settle

twisted log

dicul

istmas, a crowd gathe

s, I saw they were al

d this car get

atched, and the tires are sla

. This is going to

sedan, which I had bought just a month ago, was completely ruined

o did this? My car has a dashcam.

od amount of money for this car. Therefor

pent a lot on gifts for my family, hopi

never anticipated that my c

ite, snatched my phone away. Her face was caked in pale foundatio

as her eleven-year-ol

t a kid-he didn't mean any harm. He thought the car was so

he even had a smile on her face-compl

t know it was not right to de

r this." I forced a smile, squeezing

rom my mom. Since our families lived in

n bullied kids his age, caused trouble, and even

ie had snuck into our house t

andalize things, like knocking over the racks or

never disciplined him. In fact, t

, how about this? I'll cover the cost of repainting, an

I'd never heard anythin

r anyway, do you? Brodie is the only boy in th

ng more smug as she place

s at me and said with disdain, "Mom, I don't wan

nty-three thousand dollars. I'll even waive some for you. Consider it a gift. Otherwise, I'm calling the police.

ally. "What did you just say? That

panicke

lling, "You bitch! I

idestepped. He couldn't stop in time

ing sludge. Struggling to his feet, he bur

e when his new cl

t the same