"That ungrateful snake! First she seduced her sister's boyfriend, and now she's trying to throw her in jail! Is there no justice left in this world? You have to stand up for us."
I stood off to the side, watching my mother make a scene on Sandy's behalf.
I kept telling myself not to shed another tear over them, that they weren't worth it, but my eyes still burned.
I fought with everything I had to hold back my tears.
My mother's piercing wails drew patients and visitors from all over the floor.
But this time, no one took her side.
The case involving Devin had already become a major scandal, and to get a lighter sentence, he had told the police everything.
"What's wrong with that mother? She's still favoring her first daughter after everything that happened."
"The older sister used
