"I will smash you to death, you fucking idiot! How dare you push me!"
As the vase broke, the older woman cheered and gave her grandson a thumbs-up. Their cruelty shocked me. My pulse suddenly raced with anger.
"My Dane is brave!"
"That is how it should be. If someone bullies you, fight back!"
Yvonne stood up and glared down at me with a proud, scornful look.
"Now you see you are wrong. I will teach you a lesson for breaking the rules and striking my son."
I rose slowly from the floor and looked at them all.
My voice stayed calm and steady as I told him, "This is breaking into private property, intentional injury and deliberate damage to property."
"You'd better think carefully about the way you will explain this when the police arrive."
When I named the crimes, Marcus, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke.
“I really gave you a lot of face, but it looks like you still haven’t learned your place,” he said, voice low and threatening.
Mrs. Eden stepped forward and lifted her hand toward me.
“You little bitch, you really don’t know when to stop!” she shouted.