The Gutter Rat Girl

Summary

The first time my daughter visited our house after my remarriage, everything went to hell.

She was just looking at a few ornaments in the display cabinet when my mother-in-law lunged forward.

She blocked the cabinet like a rabid dog protecting a bone.

"What are you looking at? You backwoods brat have no class!"

"Everything in here is worth a fortune. If you break or steal something, you could never afford to pay it back!"

My daughter, Maisie, stood there with a bright red face, her hands tr