I turned toward my sister.
“Do not talk to my daughter like that.”
Tessa rolled her eyes.
“Oh, please, June. They were playing. She fell into some mud. Kids get dirty.”
Lucy shook her head.
“I told them to stop.”
Noah immediately said, “We didn’t do anything.”
Nate added, “She was chasing us.”
“I wasn’t!” Lucy cried. “I told you to stop!”
Tessa sighed dramatically.