#Chapter 29: A harsh truth

Lionel’s POV I am frozen at the question. I am completely caught off guard. I had not expected this direct confrontation. I am not ready for it. “I don’t-I don’t know what you’re talking about.” I stutter out. ‘Idiot,’ I think to myself. Joseph is unrelenting. “Don’t pull that bullshit with me! It’s written all over your stupid fucking face!” His disrespect angers me now. “Watch yourself. Don’t you speak to me that way.” But now Joseph is on a roll. I don’t understand the reason for his anger. All signs of joking and lightheartedness have disappeared. “I’ll say what the fuck I want when you’re being a complete idiot. How could you fall in love with her? Tell me!” My first response is to deny him. I do not have to explain myself to him. Not after his crude remark and now insane outburst. But I do want to know why he is so incensed. So, I try to explain. “I can’t answer your question, because I am unsure.” “There is so much going on. I just…I don’t know how to t