It roared.
Within an hour, the first video spread through the family group chat. Then the second. Then the third. I added no dramatic music. I wrote no insults. I didn’t have to.
The footage spoke in a colder voice than anger ever could.
There was Clara, barefoot and shaking, cooking while my mother watched.
There was Clara whispering, “Please, I’m dizzy,” while my mother replied, “Then sit down after you finish.”
There was my son screaming while my mother ignored him.
And then the final clip.
My wife fainting onto the sofa.
My mother staring at her unconscious body.
“Drama queen.”