"I... had something important to do." I claimed.

"You lied. You said you couldn't do physical effort."

"I... really shouldn't have. Or... left the house."

"Now that I know you lied, I'm not letting you stay in the living room. Go to your room. And I don't care if it's hard for you to get to the bathroom."

"But..."

"Your presence would ruin our fun—watching TV."

"What happened to your foot?" Rarlat asked.

"I... got hit by a bike."

"By a bicycle," Mom explained. "So it wasn't anything ...