Chapter 16 A Calm Heart

"Your son thinks he can get into MIT? What a joke! He can't do it!" The neighbor’s voice was loud and grating. She had always disliked Fox. Fox hid behind the door, listening. His movements froze slightly. "My son can get in. His recent mock exam scores were excellent," Faye's voice grew louder too. "That's just a mock exam. It doesn't count. In the end, he's just a little good-for-nothing who can't do anything right!" The neighbor lady had always had a hostile attitude towards the Jordan family. She constantly found excuses to pick fights with them. Yesterday, she had complained about Ferren's parking, and today she was throwing trash and making snide remarks to Faye. If she heard any strange noises at night and was disturbed, she would rush out of her house and bang on the Jordans' door, yelling and cursing, even if the noise wasn’t from them. She never apologized even after misunderstandings were cleared up. In short, she was the definition of a bad neighbor. Her daughter wa