Chapter 67

"You hurt my sister, what do you propose we do about it?" Joseph's teeth gritted as each word was forced out of his mouth. Melissa felt chills creeping up her spine as she dodged his gaze. Managing to move the hand he was holding onto, her voice came out so low it was barely audible. "I was also scratched by her. We’re even…" Joseph noticed the fresh scratches on the back of Melissa's hand that slowly seeped out blood. Joseph stared at Melissa expressionlessly, not loosening the grip he held. Just then, the sound of a door opening echoed in their ears. The source of the noise was from the slanted direction behind them, Grandma Julia's room! No, this was absolutely not the time for a squabble. It was suspicious enough that Melissa and Nancy spoke upstairs late in the evening. Nancy had ran out of the Clarkson household in a hurry without even having dinner. Melissa cannot risk revealing the altercation she had with Nancy. If Granny was to see Joseph questioning her about how she bullied