Facing the Brat and His Family

n't fall far

odie, ever the copycat, followed suit. His beady eyes

my parents sat under th

at are we going to do? They have always been unreasona

beyond the yard wall, which

rding to Lisa, back then, my uncle Jack and aunt were just as difficult. Even though the boundaries of the land we

ith them, they accused us

our property only took up a few extra bricks' worth of spac

hey were listening. Raising my voice deliberately, I shouted, "If she doesn't p

side-probably Judy throwing

s go to jail, the kid will be implicated! And if the younger one en

he bloodline of the Burton family?" Judy's wailing voice

part of the Burton family with you? We have separated f

sole heir of the Burton family, as if that were somethin

n the world-why would anyon

ual theatrics. She began wailing and smashing things-spatulas, stools, anything w

ty words, I decided to

locked the door, and acted l

the village chief, their family has been acting like they own the place

ng with them altogether. Th

echnically close kin, I couldn't

hered and resigned. "Donna, no matter what,

deciding to give my parents a heads-up. "I know you two are h

lars! Even the repairs will cost at least five thousand. We can't just let them walk all over us. Dad, don't

en he heard how much the repairs would cost

me, knowing how hard I

serious, how could I get him to harden his r