I curled up in pain, but my brother didn't even think to help me up. Instead, he called our mother to come home and summoned our father from the study.
The three of them hauled me into the living room like I was a criminal, all glaring at me in fury and scolding me.
Why did you go rummaging through that cabinet? Didn't you see it was locked? I told you to cook, but you didn't. Why are you messing with this stuff? Are you just bored and looking for trouble?
“Thank goodness I left the room to use the restroom and saw my sister using a stool to climb up and rummage through the cabinet. Otherwise, who knows what trouble she would have caused? She deserves a good beating.”
“Kaylee, why do you keep sticking your nose in things that aren’t your business? You’re just a girl, full of bad luck. Why can’t you just leave that cabinet alone? How can you be so clueless?”
After their scolding, they finally explained what was locked inside that cabinet. It was a religious statue.