Cynthia Dion:
"So if you want me to stay here and not leave, you'll have to do as I say. You did what you wanted, and now you'll have to do what I want," she warned Atticus, tears streaming down her face.
"You want me to endure suffering because I can't stand that girl at all," Atticus muttered, keeping his voice low.
I felt uncomfortable sitting among them and remaining silent. Mr. Holt was silently staring at my face, clenching his jaw now and then. I had a feeling that he was contemplating how to make my life miserable in the near future.
"Then why did you accept her in the first place?" Maleeka muttered, keeping her gaze fixed on his face and awaiting a valid excuse, which he had.
"For you," he concluded, and silence enveloped us. I began to rise from my seat to leave, but Atticus
