My grandma didn’t say a word at first.

Grandma ignored her completely.

Instead, she walked straight to my dad.

“You let this happen?”

My dad froze.

I’d never seen him look afraid of anyone before, but suddenly he looked twelve years old.

“Mom—”

“No,” Grandma snapped sharply. “You don’t get to call me that while standing there spineless.”

The room went dead silent.

Melissa crossed her arms immediately. “I think you’re overreacting.”

That was the wrong thing to say.