Pandora pinched him hard, looking pretty disgusted. "Old man, it's not like our daughter's dead, what are you crying for?"
Jeo protested, "Our daughter's hurt so bad and I can't even cry?"
Pandora retorted, "All you know is how to cry. If you've got guts, go give the guy who hurt our daughter a piece of your mind."
Jeo reasoned, "Fighting doesn't solve anything. We need to talk things out, and if that fails, we can call the cops."
Pandora snapped, "Don't preach to me about your logic."
Hannah tried to calm them down. "Mom, Dad, I'm okay, stop arguing."
Hannah just wanted to soothe the situation, but Pandora turned on her. "You're okay? You can't even walk, you're stuck in bed and you dare say you're okay?"
Hannah fell silent. She only wanted to mediate!
She thought they would keep arguing. They'd been bickering for decades now, but they'd never split up because of it.
Pandora asked, "Why are you quiet now?"
Hannah replied, "Mom, are you angry? You always lose your temper..."
"If you're really mad, go settle the score with Steven!" She muttered the last part under her breath.
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