Broke Open

Did I hear right? I leaned closer to hear the verbal fight at the table close to mine 

"How dare you criticize my parents? You have crossed the boundaries expected of a wife?" The man in the blue shirt spoke with a stern voice to the lady sitting across in Jeans and cropped top.

Her dimpled cheeks filled up with tears, with a choked voice she replied "So, it's okay for them to hurl abuses at my parents and expect me to keep quiet? Sorry you got that wrong. I will speak my mind as long as my parents are dragged into conversations arising from the dowry shortfall". Chest heaving, she stormed out the door.

I couldn't help but smile and admire the pluck of this child and said to myself 'Atta girl...you deserve a round of applause.