Twenty Three

"Shawn, you don't have to be rude to Mom, you know…."

Shawn could not let her land safely with her words before he snatched it from her mouth.

"Does she have to treat you like garbage often to thrill Avie?" Shawn asked angrily. There was silence between the duo for some seconds before Shawn took it upon himself to halt the silence.

"Sis! I can endure all things, but the thought of mom bringing in a total stranger and expecting us to treat him like our dad drives me nuts." This time there was a little calmness in his voice.

"I understand how you feel, trust me I feel more awful than you." She put in her opinion.

"Take a look at what happened in there, Dad would have defended you and not encouraged Mom to slap you. What did the strange man do? Adding fuel to an already burning fire. He's so desperate for Mom's attention," Shawn let out.

Well, the reverse is the case, it was Trisi that loves attention so much, and Mr. Pindra was only dancing to her melodies.

"Shawn, about dad, let's disc