[Content warning: Victim blaming; swearing]

"You put yourself in that situation! And you keep doing it!" he shouted. His anger had been building up all the while he had been searching for the address, and now that he was here and she refused to listen to him, to reason, he exploded. "You... selfish...!" he balled his fists and waved his arms while he searched for words. But he suddenly stopped pacing again and looked at her. There was venom in his suddenly very quiet voice: "I don't know how you have managed to manipulate our dear father into this ridiculous scheme of yours, but I promise you, I will talk him out of it! I don't care what's going on at home. If it bothers you, go back to school! Christ! You need it! The madness is right here!" he pointed at the floor. "This-," and suddenly he stopped and his eyes lit up. He looked at her as if in a new light.