Chapter 42

Mandy was at a loss for words. She wanted to curse them out, but nothing seemed apt enough. The way these people kept escalating their insults made her want to cry. But Grace simply pulled open the car door and got in. "Mandy, get in," she said. Mandy climbed into the car with red eyes. Behind them, the farmers waved their brooms in celebration as if they had just rid themselves of a plague. Seeing this scene in the rear-view mirror, Mandy nearly spat out blood in rage. She couldn't hold it in anymore, and her tears spilled over. Exhausted from a sleepless night, even the middle-aged driver in the front seat clutched the steering wheel with reddened eyes. He, too, was crying. Who wouldn't feel devastated? Pouring your heart into something, only to have it trampled on. Worse yet, Grace was being accused of crimes she never committed. Grace sat by the window and watched the scenery blur past. The sound of their sobbing filled the car, making her sigh in exasperation. "Enough. St