C28 You Can Stay

Penny broke into hard sobs and her body was now quivering under the impact of her tears.

"Mother and father always made me believe you were a bad person and..." She paused to sniffle. "I believed them. I always did what they said because I thought they were right. I've been a fool and I just realized it. I'm so sorry, Eleanor. Please forgive me!"

Angered and yet confused