A warmth spread through Amanda Chapman's heart. At home, Gentry Chapman would never stand up for her, and it was the same outside. Her brother was too timid and passive. He wouldn't even fight back when he was bullied himself, let alone defend her. Amanda had never expected him to.
But her cousins gave her that warmth of family and trust, protecting her unconditionally without asking why. It was so different from her own grandmother, who would scold her for being "restless" and "causing trouble for the family" whenever she got bullied outside.
No matter why she got into a fight with someone, her grandmother and father would only scold her. Even when it was clearly the other person's fault, she was the one who got yelled at and forced to apologize.
