“Mom, drink some hot water first. We were worried you’d be freezing, so we drove faster. Don’t worry, we didn’t break any rules.”
Michael took the thermos from me without speaking, frowning as he asked.
“Mom, weren’t these things prepared for my sister? Why did you bring everything back untouched?”
My hand holding the thermos trembled slightly, and my voice cracked as I answered.
“They didn’t want them.”
Michael’s expression darkened instantly, and Emily gently helped me into the car, softly comforting me.
“Mom, it’s alright. Just tell us slowly.”
Sitting in the warm car, seeing their worried eyes, the emotions I’d been holding back all day finally collapsed.
I told them everything that had happened earlier.
After hearing me out, Michael slammed his hand on the steering wheel, his voice shaking with anger.
“They’ve gone too far!”
“Mom, you braved the rain to go there, brought them so many good things, and instead of treating you kindly, they let you suffer like that! Is that how people act?” Emily, sitting in the passenger seat with her chest rising and falling in anger, grabbed her phone and dialed Sarah’s number.
The phone rang for half a minute, yet no one answered.