Prudence didn't get the chance to finish. Samantha shoved her head into the wall and then picked up a rotting board from a wooden pallet. "I'm sorry, Penelope, but I can't let you interfere with Joseph and I," Samantha said. Before Prudence could say anything, Samantha cracked the board over Prudence's head. Prudence sank to her knees and then fell to the ground, Mrs. Schulman's observation about love echoing in her ears.