Unexpectedly, Mavis and John have already labeled Leah as an orphan.
How mean!
But Leah knows better than to expect anything good from them.
Instead, she tries to think of a way to get out of the mess they are trying to create.
Looking at John's face full of revenge and hatred, Leah feels exasperated.
'God, would it kill them to leave me alone for once? they hate me so much without any reason and they seem to enjoy it thoroughly. She thinks helplessly.
Suddenly, she feels an excruciating pain on the side of her face and feels the coppery taste of her blood in her mouth before she realizes that John has slapped her.
Leah is shocked but more than shocked she is angry.
The people in this house don't like her but, apart from one time her mother whipped her for burning the toast, no on
