Blacktail Deer Plateau shameika said i had potential

Now we enter the obstinate phase of tired for her. From their discussion, Tierra was able to catch on to the meaning of what they said, or at least the most important part. They were talking about taking her home, which meant she'd get to finally find her mom and brother and sisters again. The fact that this was all she'd wanted pretty much outweighed anything else right now, but as they continued to talk, she could think more and more about how much trouble she might be in.

Why? She asked, in that quick and aggressive way that kids often do when they don't want to answer a question. It didn't make any sense, really, as a response.