Joe gets up and walks up the stairs to his sister's room. Joe knocks on the door. "Amelia can I come in?" asked Joe. There was no response.
"Please sweetheart I just want to talk" pleaded Joe. He really wanted to know why she was angry with him and he wanted to fix it.
He opens the door and finds his sister lying on top of her bed crying into her pillow. Joe quietly sits beside her and touches her arm comfortingly. Amelia feeling someone touching her lifts up her heard and turns to see her brother.
"Get Out!" shouted Amelia full of furry. "Not until you tell me why you're mad at me. Was it something I did?" asked Joe confused.
Amelia looks at him dumbfounded and starts to cry again. She was hurt that he didn't know what he did and was hurt even more thinking that Joe didn't care that he made love to her teacher had hurt her more than words can say.
Joe puts his arm around her and tries again to comfort her. Amelia forcibly pushes his arm away. "GO AWAY JOE, LEAVE ME ALONE! I WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE" yelled Amelia.
Joe was hurt that his sister was pushing him away but he was determined to find out why. "DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ENGLISH? I SAID GET OUT! I HATE YOU! AND I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR BETRAYING ME! NOW GET OUT!" she hollered on the top of her lungs.
Joe had tears in his eyes. Never had he before seen his sister so angry and hurt. "Amelia...please...talk to me. I love you...and I want to fix this...if I can. Please I love you, I love you so much. Just please let me fix this" pleaded Joe tears dripping down his cheeks.
"It's a little too late for that. Just go away" said Amelia coldly without an emotion as she turns back and lays her head on her pillow.
Feeling defeated Joe gets up and walks out of the room sadly. He walks down the stairs trying to hide the hurt he was feeling from showing on his tear stained face.
Ben walks over to him but Joe walks past him. Ben takes hold of Joe's arm and turns his around. He saw the hurt look and could see that his son had been crying.
"Son, what happen?" asked Ben full of concern. He didn't like to see his children fighting and hurting each other. Joe looks at his father again tears watering his eyes.
"She hates me Pa. she feels as though I betrayed her but she wouldn't tell me why" said Joe. "Do you know why?" asked Ben. Joe shakes his head.
"Whatever it is Joe I'm sure she didn't mean what she said to ya" assured Hoss. "Yeah knowing that little sister of ours she could be making a big deal out of nothing" added Adam.
Joe smiled at his brother appreciatively. "What am I suppose to do Pa? She won't speak to me let alone look at me without crying" said Joe. "Give her some time son I'm sure whatever it is it isn't as bad as it seems" persuaded Ben hopingly.
"I hope so Pa" said Joe praying that his sister would talk to him.