Easier

Resisting Sandy took so much energy that Joan most often did not even bother trying. She saved her protestations only for truly dire scenarios. Like the time Sandy and her boyfriend wanted to break into that cottage and party. Joan just walked away from that one. But now here she was skipping school to drive Sandy to the County Seat, so she could visit her boyfriend in jail. It was easier to deal with the repercussions of that, than endure Sandy’s persistent whiny begging. However, Joan was enjoying a tiny bit of an ‘I told you so,’ factor as well.