Upon hearing that her mother was sick, Ruth's heart ached. "Mom...how did she get sick?"

"Because you pissed her off!" Her father snapped.

Ruth's voice trembled. "Dad, what exactly did I do wrong? Are you doing this to me simply because I refused to help my cousin? I can understand that you want to be nice to her because she lost her parents when she was still a child. I've never protested that you favor her over me. But she went as far as to attack me with sulfuric acid, and mom is angry at me